Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent prior to May 5, 2023, and a rating in excess of 40 percent on and after May 5, 2023, for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with spondylolisthesis due to the need for a more thorough medical examination.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the current VA lumbar spine examination is inadequate as it was conducted by a nurse practitioner rather than a medical doctor and does not provide sufficient detail regarding the Veteran's range of motion, pain, and functional loss.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with spondylolisthesis, arteriosclerotic heart disease with atypical chest pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2025
- Citation
- 25001997
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