Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 20 percent prior to March 18, 2024, and in excess of 40 percent therefrom for service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine due to a need for additional evidence.
The deciding factor: The remand is necessary to obtain an addendum opinion regarding the range of motion lost due to pain based on the evidence of record and the Veteran's statements, in compliance with Correia v. McDonald, 28 Vet. App. 158 (2016).
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2025
- Citation
- 25002050
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