Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability and right shoulder disability due to an inadequate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The opinions provided by the VA examiners were found inadequate as they failed to adequately consider the Veteran's lay statements regarding his in-service duties and locations, which are relevant to the etiology of his claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability, right shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25001736
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