Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a back disorder as secondary to service-connected bilateral pes planus with bilateral plantar fasciitis due to conflicting medical opinions and an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners failed to provide a clear opinion on whether the Veteran's current back disability was aggravated by his service-connected disability, necessitating a remand for additional evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- back disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088203
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