The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's low back disability, including any radiculopathy, as secondary to his service-connected left ankle disability. The TDIU claim is remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on the finding that the current low back disability is proximately due to the service-connected left ankle disability.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine stenosis with radiculopathy (low back disability)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2021
- Citation
- 21041051
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU due to inadequate medical opinions regarding his low back disability, which may be aggravated by a service-connected left ankle disability. The case will need to be reviewed with a new VA examination or opinion.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability of the back that manifested during, or as a result of, active military service. The VA examiner concluded it is less likely than not that the Veteran's lumbar spine condition was caused by his service-connected left ankle disability.
- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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