Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of bilateral pes planus as a pre-decisional duty to assist error was made, and a new VA examination is needed.
The deciding factor: The July 2024 VA examination was found inadequate due to its reliance on the absence of treatment records without considering the Veteran's lay statements and the totality of the record.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25089626
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