Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a back disability to obtain an adequate examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: The March 2023 examiner's opinion was found inadequate due to lack of rationale and failure to address absence of in-service complaints.
- Claimed conditions
- back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25016016
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