Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claims for service connection of the veteran's right and left ankle conditions, secondary to service-connected bilateral pes planus.
The deciding factor: The Board found a pre-decisional duty to assist error occurred because an adequate VA medical opinion was not obtained.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle condition, left ankle condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25008128
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