Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a left ankle disability, as additional evidence and an adequate medical opinion are needed.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinions were found inadequate due to lack of rationale or reliance on insufficient bases.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091214
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