Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a low back, left ankle, and left hip disability as well as entitlement to TDIU due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to obtain an adequate VA medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's low back, left ankle, and left hip disabilities are caused or aggravated by his service-connected left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability, Left ankle disability, Left hip disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25084681
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