Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for an addendum medical opinion to address whether any back disabilities other than lumbar strain are directly related to service or secondary to either the service-connected lumbar strain and/or diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinions did not adequately address all of the medical questions before the Board, particularly regarding the etiology of additional back disabilities in relation to the service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- 25012571
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