Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the case to ensure proper evaluation of the veteran's lumbar strain with arthritis and to clarify the basis for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to PTSD.
The deciding factor: The remand was necessary because the VA examinations did not comply with prior directives and the RO failed to provide clarified advisory opinions as requested.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lumbar strain with arthritis, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- 25000759
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