Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for a higher rating for his thoracolumbar spine disability, increased and/or separate ratings for left lower extremity radiculopathy, and entitlement to TDIU due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The May 2022 and March 2025 VA examinations are incomplete as they do not comply with the Court's holdings in Correia v. McDonald and Sharp v. Shulkin, which require range of motion testing in active, passive, weight-bearing, and nonweight-bearing positions.
- Claimed conditions
- spondylolisthesis with spinal stenosis and degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine, left lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25099947
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