Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbar strain and a TDIU from August 30, 2010 to May 3, 2011 due to insufficient compliance with prior remand directives.
The deciding factor: The opinion provided by the nurse practitioner did not substantially comply with the Board's remand directives, necessitating further development.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar strain, right lower extremity neuropathy, left lower extremity neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- 25013135
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