Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the issue of entitlement to an initial disability rating higher than 10 percent for lumbosacral spine strain due to an inadequate examination that failed to properly address flare-ups.
The deciding factor: The most recent VA examination did not adequately address the Veteran's reported flare-ups, and a new opinion is needed to clarify the functional impact of these flare-ups on his lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral spine strain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- 25002603
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