Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for higher ratings and TDIU due to inadequate medical examinations. The veteran will undergo new evaluations considering medication effects.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not properly address the ameliorative effects of the Veteran's medications.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, chronic sprain of the left ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- 25000713
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