Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a supplemental medical opinion to accurately consider the Veteran's medical history and whether his left ankle disability was aggravated beyond its natural progression by his service.
The deciding factor: The examination is inadequate because it did not apply the Veteran's medical records accurately and failed to consider whether the Veteran's preexisting left ankle disability was aggravated beyond its natural progression by his service.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle ankylosis, subtalar or tarsal joint with lateral collateral ligament sprain (chronic/recurrent)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25086930
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