Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for an eighth time to obtain a retrospective medical opinion regarding the severity of the Veteran's service-connected lower back condition from June 2008 to the present, in compliance with Stegall v. West.
The deciding factor: The previous VA examinations and opinions did not adequately address the required elements as per Board directives, leading to an inadequate assessment of the Veteran's disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar intervertebral disc syndrome with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- 25012575
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