Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left ankle conditions due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The opinion associated with the May 2023 VA examination was found to be inadequate as it disregarded and failed to consider the Veteran's lay statements regarding the onset of his bilateral ankle condition merely because they are unaccompanied by contemporaneous medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle condition, left ankle condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25089914
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