Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for service connection of a back disability, including as secondary to bilateral feet and toes disabilities. The Veteran's case will be reviewed again with new evidence considered.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the AOJ did not provide an adequate VA examination and medical opinion considering the Veteran's current back disability in relation to his service-connected disabilities of bilateral feet and toes.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with spinal stenosis (claimed as lumbar spine degenerative disc disease), bilateral feet and toes disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25004555
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