Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a retrospective medical opinion to evaluate the severity of the service-connected ruptured intervertebral disc status post laminectomy and to determine if special monthly compensation is warranted.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners did not discount the beneficial medication effects when evaluating the baseline severity of the disability, which requires correction before a decision can be made.
- Claimed conditions
- ruptured intervertebral disc status post laminectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25110423
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