The Board has denied service connection for right leg and bilateral ankle disabilities, finding that the evidence is not persuasive in favor of a causal relationship between these conditions and service. The Veteran's cervical spine disability remains under consideration.,Service connection for a cervical spine disability is remanded due to insufficient medical opinion regarding its relation to service or any service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners did not consider the Veteran’s current symptoms, including his complaints of neck pain since service and the impact of his service-connected back and pes planus disabilities on his cervical spine.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Leg Disability, Bilateral Ankle Disability, Cervical Spine Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2023
- Citation
- 23018666
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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