Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain with DDD and entitlement to SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance for further development.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that there was no substantial compliance with the directives set forth in previous remands, necessitating a new medical opinion and additional evidence review.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease (DDD), Gastritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- 25003266
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