The Board remands the claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder, including lumbar spondylosis with arthritis and scoliosis, to obtain an addendum medical opinion that adequately addresses the evidence of record.
The deciding factor: The April 2025 VA medical opinion did not substantially comply with the Board's February 2025 remand directives and failed to address key evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's lumbar spine disorder, including his May 2022 hearing testimony. Additionally, the examiner's opinion on scoliosis was inadequate as it did not use the correct clear and unmistakable standard.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spondylosis, degenerative arthritis, scoliosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- 25012302
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