The Board remands the case to ensure an adequate examination is conducted, including weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing range of motion assessments.
The deciding factor: Remand required due to insufficient evidence regarding flare-ups and medication effects on the Veteran's lumbar spine disability evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lumbar strain with arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- 25013840
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,077 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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