Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an initial rating higher than 10 percent for degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the lumbar spine, residuals of fracture L-4, prior to October 21, 2009, for further development.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary to obtain a retrospective medical opinion addressing disability between June 2003 and October 2009.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the lumbar spine, residuals of fracture L-4
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- 25003091
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