Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a higher rating for the left leg disability and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities for further development, including a more contemporaneous examination.
The deciding factor: A more current examination is needed to fully evaluate the Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected left leg disability.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of fracture, left tibia and fibula (left leg disability), degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2025
- Citation
- 25003599
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