Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for increased disability evaluations and TDIU due to a lack of adequate evidence regarding functional loss during flare-ups and ankylosis, as well as other procedural issues.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports did not provide sufficient information for rating purposes for the entire rating period on appeal, and there was a failure to address the adequacy of the evidence in providing opinions about the Veteran's functional loss due to pain and flare-ups.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with intervertebral disc syndrome and chronic lumbar sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2025
- Citation
- 25015027
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