Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date and increased rating for lumbosacral strain to include thoracic and lumbar degenerative disc disease and spondylosis, as well as left knee strain osteoarthritis, instability, and limitation of flexion.
The deciding factor: There are outstanding private treatment records that may be relevant to the claims, and a remand is necessary to obtain these records.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain to include thoracic and lumbar degenerative disc disease and spondylosis, left knee strain osteoarthritis, instability, left knee strain osteoarthritis, limitation of flexion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25098708
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