Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for further development and readjudication of the Veteran's claims for an increased rating and earlier effective date for his lumbar spine condition.
The deciding factor: The record does not document attempts by the Regional Office to obtain private treatment records regarding the Veteran's worsening lumbar spine disability and surgery in December 2020, which is a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- mechanical lumbar spine strain status post lumbar disc arthroplasty with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25089351
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