Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for lower back strain and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from June 25, 2015.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to obtain an adequate VA examination that addresses the severity of the Veteran's lower back strain during flare-ups during the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- lower back strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25097043
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