Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development as there was not substantial compliance with previous remand directives.
The deciding factor: The examiner failed to provide a complete and adequate explanation as to why range of motion measurements could not be provided, thus a new examination is necessary.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with multilevel degenerative disc disease, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- 25002518
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