Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for low back disability prior to July 30, 2020, due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The examiner's opinion did not adequately address functional loss during flare-ups and additional range-of-motion loss based on the January 2018 VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- 25014373
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