Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to ensure that all range-of-motion testing requirements are met, as per Correia v. McDonald.
The deciding factor: The previous examinations did not fully satisfy the requirements of Correia v. McDonald regarding range-of-motion testing.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis, IVDS, lumbar laminectomy and foraminotomy with excision of spinal cyst (lower back condition)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25011581
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