Conditional Flow does not work as stated in official documentation

The conditional flow does not work as stated in the official documentation (https://docs.spring.io/spring-batch/docs/current/reference/html/step.html#controllingStepFlow)

Tried with:
Spring Boot: 2.6.7 >> <spring-batch.version>4.3.5</spring-batch.version> >> Java8
Spring Boot: 2.6.9 >> <spring-batch.version>4.3.6</spring-batch.version> >> Java8

@Bean
public Job job() {
	return this.jobBuilderFactory.get("job")
				.start(stepA())
				.on("*").to(stepB())
				.from(stepA()).on("FAILED").to(stepC())
				.end()
				.build();
}

If I use the above example, then:

stepA() is completed successfully then it runs ok to stepB() >> as expected
stepA() fails then step stepB() is executed >> expected stepC() to be executed but instead it was again stepB()

If I reverse the order:

@Bean
public Job job() {
	return this.jobBuilderFactory.get("job")
				.start(stepA())
                                 .on("FAILED").to(stepC())
				.from(stepA()).on("*").to(stepB())
				.end()
				.build();
}

Then I get the following results:

stepA() is completed successfully then it throws Flow execution ended unexpectedly ... Next state not found in flow=... for state=job.step0 with exit status=COMPLETED
stepA() fails then step stepC() is executed >> as expected

The above code was to simplify the explanation, I have attached the example I used. I simulated FAILURE in the first step by throwing an error from FirstItemReader.

Could this be a regression of https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch/issues/3638

Also, what is the difference between, is the latter a valid Flow syntax?:

@Bean
public Job job() {
	return this.jobBuilderFactory.get("job")
				.start(stepA()).on("*").to(stepB())
				.from(stepA()).on("FAILED").to(stepC())
				.end()
				.build();
}

and:

@Bean
public Job job() {
	return this.jobBuilderFactory.get("job")
				.start(stepA()).on("*").to(stepB()).end();
				.start(stepA()).on("FAILED").to(stepC()).end()
				.build();
}

Thank you

spring-batch-demo.zip

Start with the conditional flow section of the linked Spring Batch documentation and reproduce the two job definitions using the attached spring-batch-demo.zip, including the simulated FirstItemReader failure. Compare the behavior with issue 3638 and existing flow tests or entry points before deciding whether the fix belongs in the implementation or documentation. Done means the documented syntax and both success and failure paths behave consistently.