Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an initial rating higher than 10 percent for lumbosacral strain prior to February 6, 2023, to obtain a retrospective medical report addressing disability between 2013 and 2023.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner needs to determine if there is evidence of forward flexion of 60 degrees or less during the relevant period based on active motion, weight-bearing, flare-ups, or extended usage.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25003149
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