Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for increased disability ratings for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis due to inadequate VA examinations and missing non-VA treatment records.
The deciding factor: The March 2024 examination report was found inadequate as it did not consider previously documented reports of flare-ups, and there were pre-decisional duty to assist errors regarding the failure to obtain relevant non-VA treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25097551
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