The Board has reopened the previously denied claims for service connection for lower back disorder, including degenerative arthritis, status post-laminectomy, and right ankle peroneal tendonitis. The appeals are granted to those extents. Service connection is not established for either condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a causal relationship between the current diagnoses of lower back disorder and right ankle peroneal tendonitis and active service.
- Claimed conditions
- lower back disorder, including degenerative arthritis, status post-laminectomy, right ankle peroneal tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24079084
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and arranging for examinations to assess the severity of her service-connected disabilities.
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