Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for mid/lower back pain to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error in failing to obtain an adequate medical examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: The examiner's opinion is inadequate as it did not consider the Veteran's extensive history of back pain in service, including multiple medical visits and physical therapy, and did not explain why the records were not considered.
- Claimed conditions
- mid/lower back pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010704
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