The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ankle and wrist conditions, as secondary to his service-connected thoracolumbar spinal stenosis with back spasms; degenerative disc disease. Additional development is needed to determine if these conditions are caused or aggravated by the service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that a supplemental VA opinion was necessary to address whether the Veteran's right ankle and wrist conditions are caused or aggravated by his service-connected thoracolumbar spinal stenosis with back spasms; degenerative disc disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ankle condition, Right wrist condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 22, 2024
- Citation
- 24008781
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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.
What you can do next
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