Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 40 percent for degenerative disc disease of the lower spine, prior to September 29, 2020, and entitlement to a TDIU prior to September 5, 2017, due to inadequate medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that no adequate medical opinion has been provided addressing key lay statements and findings regarding the severity of the Veteran's lumbar spine disability and associated neurological disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the lower spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- 25013826
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