Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for osteoarthritis of the left wrist and a back disability. The Board found that additional medical opinions were needed to adequately address the veteran's lay statements and relevant records.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the previous medical opinions did not provide an adequate rationale and that new medical opinions were necessary to comply with remand instructions.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of the left wrist, back disability, to include degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine and thoracic spondylosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2025
- Citation
- 25000540
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