Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for a low back disorder for an addendum opinion.
The deciding factor: The August 2024 VA opinion did not adequately address the Veteran's lay statements and was therefore inadequate.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2025
- Citation
- 25003466
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