Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a lower back condition, bilateral foot condition, and neurological condition as pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors were not addressed.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to provide the Veteran with VA examinations to address the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- lower back condition, bilateral foot condition, to include plantar fasciitis, neurological condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088280
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