Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a lumbar spine disability and an unspecified depressive disorder to correct duty to assist errors.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to outstanding VA treatment records, lack of medical evidence supporting the Veteran's lay statements regarding the onset of his back pain, and failure to address whether the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder was aggravated by service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability, unspecified depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25015741
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