Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining a new opinion addressing the nature and severity of the Veteran's lumbar spine strain during flare-ups.
The deciding factor: The June 2023 VA addendum opinion failed to substantially comply with the Board's November 2022 remand directives.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2025
- Citation
- 25003461
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