Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the matter to obtain a retrospective opinion regarding the severity of the Veteran's thoracolumbar spine disability for the period prior to August 22, 2019.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations are insufficient under Sharp, DeLuca, and Mitchell, and additional evidence is needed to better ascertain the Veteran's disability picture.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracolumbar spine disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25013720
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