Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an opinion as to the ameliorative effects of the Veteran's medication for his service-connected lumbar disability during the period on appeal.
The deciding factor: The August 2025 post-remand opinion does not substantially comply with the Board's prior remand directives and is contradictory.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine with intervertebral disc syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- 25013383
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