Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for service-connected lumbar strain prior to April 2023 for further evidentiary development.
The deciding factor: Additional clarification is needed regarding the Veteran's functional loss during flare-ups prior to April 13, 2023.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar strain, cervical strain, left ankle strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25001571
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