Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for an adequate VA examination to determine the severity of the Veteran's service-connected spine disability, as the previous examinations were found inadequate.
The deciding factor: The April 2023 and April 2024 examinations failed to estimate the degree of additional range-of-motion loss during flare-ups and after repeated use over time, making them inadequate for evaluation purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis, degenerative disc disease, with IVDS and spinal stenosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25101010
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