The Board remands the Veteran's claims for further development due to inadequate medical evidence regarding the range of motion findings that were painful in weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing.
The deciding factor: The June 2024 VA examination was found to be inadequate as it did not report range of motion findings in the low back that are painful in weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing, and the examiner provided merely the same rationale multiple times without elaboration.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar degenerative joint disease with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25007462
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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