Remanded (sent back)
The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for a left foot and ankle disability, right knee disability (secondary to left foot and ankle), and left knee disability (secondary to left foot and ankle) due to errors in the October 2023 decision.
The deciding factor: The Court found that the Board erred in applying 38 U.S.C. §1153 instead of 38 U.S.C. §1111, and remanded for a medical examination and opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot and ankle disability, right knee disability (secondary to left foot and ankle disability), left knee disability (secondary to left foot and ankle disability)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25087931
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