Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 40 percent for a back condition and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the need for a retrospective opinion regarding the severity of the Veteran's service-connected back condition.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that none of the VA examinations satisfied the requirements of Ingram v. Collins, as they did not discuss the ameliorative effects of medication nor opine on the level of functional impairment absent such medication.
- Claimed conditions
- back condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2025
- Citation
- 25003879
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