Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating of his back disability is remanded. The VA will schedule another examination to determine the severity of his service-connected back disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran had good cause for missing the initial examination due to lack of transportation.
- Claimed conditions
- low back condition lumbar stenosis, degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25007686
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