Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination and medical opinion to ensure substantial compliance with previous remand directives.
The deciding factor: The remand is necessary due to non-compliance with the January 2023 Board remand directive, specifically regarding the consideration of the Veteran's lay statements and providing an opinion on the relationship between his spine disability and service including a documented assault in December 1991.
- Claimed conditions
- spine disability (cervical and thoracolumbar)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2025
- Citation
- 25004276
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