The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to ensure an adequate assessment of the Veteran's lumbar spine disability, including range of motion measurements in weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing positions.
The deciding factor: The previous examination did not include critical evaluation criteria required for rating purposes, necessitating a remand for correction of this pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spondylosis, with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25015364
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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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