The Board remands the appeal for further development to address deficiencies in a recent VA examination and to comply with caselaw regarding the evaluation of musculoskeletal disabilities.
The deciding factor: Further medical findings are needed due to deficiencies in the prior VA examination, including failure to provide required findings on pain during weight-bearing status and the exact degree of movement at which pain limits motion. Additionally, the Board must address the ameliorative effects of the Veteran's medication(s) as per Ingram v. Collins.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbar spine strain, with a bulging disc at L5-S1 producing mild left neural foramina stenosis and an L4-L5 bulging disc
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2025
- Citation
- 25014158
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