Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for increased ratings as the current VA examinations are inadequate to determine the level of disability absent the ameliorating effects of medication.
The deciding factor: The examination reports do not adequately address the severity of the disabilities without the ameliorative effects of medication, which is required under the rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- annular tear in posterior disc with degenerative disc disease of thoracolumbar spine, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, right knee strain with patellar spurring
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- 25013780
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