Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection of a back condition is remanded. The Board needs more records and a new VA examination to decide the case.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that missing records and an inadequate previous examination prevent a decision on the merits.
- Claimed conditions
- back condition, painful motion, degenerative disc disease L5 to S1, sacralization on the left side L5, pseudarthrosis, lower back strain, muscle spasms, sclerosis across the synchondrosis, pseudoarticulation at L5-S1 on the left side
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- 25000971
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