The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for right gastrocnemius muscle strain was denied, and his claim for service connection for arthritis of the lower back is remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision on the rating issue does not address service connection, while the remand specifically mentions the need to determine if the Veteran’s arthritis in the lower back is related to an in-service disease or injury.
- Claimed conditions
- right gastrocnemius muscle strain, arthritis of the lower back
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18112074
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What this means for you
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