Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an increased disability rating and earlier effective date as it finds that additional evidence, specifically treatment records from a chiropractor and physical therapist, needs to be obtained.
The deciding factor: Remand is required due to a duty to assist error in not obtaining relevant treatment records prior to the decision on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis of the spine, bruxism and intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25008555
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