The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, but has remanded one issue: whether left lower extremity peroneal neuropathy is related to a service-connected disability or an in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's claimed peroneal neuropathy and its relationship to his service-connected disabilities, as well as any potential in-service events. The issue must be remanded for further examination and opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- L4-S1 spondylosis with herniated nucleus pulposus, left lower extremity peroneal neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2018
- Citation
- 18114650
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