Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran required convalescence from his lumbar laminectomy and decompression surgery.
The deciding factor: A pre-decisional duty to assist error was found, as an opinion on convalescence was not obtained by the AOJ.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar laminectomy and decompression surgery
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25088787
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