Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions and examinations.
The deciding factor: Insufficient evidence to decide the claims; need for an aggravation opinion, adequate addendum opinions addressing Veteran's contentions, and VA examinations to address current severity of left foot strain disability symptomatology.
- Claimed conditions
- left lateral collateral ligament sprain, bilateral hearing loss, calculus - bladder, neck disorder, back disorder, left foot strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25085580
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