Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a back disorder, to include as secondary to a left varicocele, for additional development, including obtaining missing service treatment records and a VA medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The lack of objective evidence in the service treatment records and the absence of a clear nexus between the Veteran's current back disorder and his active military service necessitate an additional VA medical opinion with adequate rationale.
- Claimed conditions
- back disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2025
- Citation
- 25003902
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