Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of a low back disability has been remanded. The Board needs to obtain medical opinions on the cause and continuity of the Veteran's condition.
The deciding factor: The Board erred by not providing adequate statements of reasons or bases, particularly regarding the relationship between degenerative disc disease and arthritis, and the continuity of symptoms from service to post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- 25000978
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