Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matters for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion to clarify the Veteran's pain and functional limitations related to his lower back disability and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The July 2024 examination report is inadequate due to unclear documentation of pain severity and incorrect standard of proof used for ankylosis.
- Claimed conditions
- lower back disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2025
- Citation
- 25013550
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