The Board remands the matter for further development to address functional loss due to pain and other factors without considering the ameliorative effects of medication.
The deciding factor: The Board erred by failing to ensure substantial compliance with the terms of a Court's JMPR and failed to provide an adequate statement of reasons or bases when it denied a rating in excess of 20 percent from September 27, 2019 for the back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative changes of the lumbar spine with annular disc bulges at L4 and L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- 25013166
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 910 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 25013166.
What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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