Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a higher rating for lumbar spinal stenosis to obtain an addendum opinion considering the impact of pain medications on the Veteran's back symptoms.
The deciding factor: A remand is needed due to a duty to assist error and to determine the severity of the Veteran's lumbar spinal stenosis, including degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, with consideration of the ameliorative effects of prescribed and over-the-counter medications.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spinal stenosis, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085133
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