Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine to correct a duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The February 2024 Back (Thoracolumbar Spine) Conditions Disability Benefits Questionnaire is inadequate because it does not properly account for the ameliorative effects of medication on the Veteran's range of motion and other relevant factors as required by VA regulations and case law.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108572
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