Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an increased rating and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, as additional evidence is needed.
The deciding factor: The June 2023 VA examination was found inadequate due to multiple issues, including lack of consideration of medication effects, failure to provide passive ROM estimates, and conflicting reports on flare-ups and instability. A remand for a new examination is required.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease, lumbar spine/grade 2-3 spondylolisthesis, L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091524
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