Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for DDD of the lumbar spine and remanded issues related to a left hip condition, colon cancer status post colon resection, and right foot and right hip conditions.
The deciding factor: The August 2025 private opinion provided significant probative weight in establishing a positive nexus between the Veteran's service-connected left foot condition and his DDD of the lumbar spine. The Board also found that remand was necessary for further development on other issues.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot condition, right hip condition, DDD of the lumbar spine, left hip condition, colon cancer status post colon resection
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095577
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