Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for higher ratings due to inadequate examinations and missing records.
The deciding factor: The Board found that further records development was warranted and that the August 2022 VA examination was not complete or wholly adequate.
- Claimed conditions
- spondylolisthesis with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), degenerative arthritis and disc disease, and ankylosis, radiculopathy, left lower extremity, radiculopathy, right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25003404
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