Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for an opinion addressing the severity of the Veteran's lumbar spine arthritis, without considering the beneficial effects of medication.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary to satisfy a regulatory duty by obtaining an opinion addressing the functional impairment associated with the Veteran's back disability, to include the estimated range of motion, without consideration of the beneficial effects of medication.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25110132
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