Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an increased disability rating for arthritis with spondylosis and spurring of the lumbar spine due to a need for further development, including obtaining a retrospective opinion and addressing the ameliorative effects of medication.
The deciding factor: Further development is required as the August 2024 examination did not comply with the Board's remand instructions regarding the ameliorative effects of medications and the retrospective opinion for the entire period on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis with spondylosis and spurring of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107424
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