Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for specially adapted housing due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and the need for further medical opinion evidence.
The deciding factor: The RO failed to consider the Veteran's lay reports of symptoms associated with his back and neck conditions, including severe back pain, weakness in legs, loss of balance, and being a fall risk. Additionally, there was no VA medical examination or opinion regarding the matter.
- Claimed conditions
- Spinal fusion, Nerve damage in lower back
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25015610
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