Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claim for a back disorder to obtain a medical examination and opinion, as new evidence was received since the final March 2015 rating decision.
The deciding factor: New evidence showing osteoarthritis of the back in November 2017 raises a new theory of entitlement under 38 C.F.R. § 3.303(b) and 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(a).
- Claimed conditions
- back disorder (to include back injury)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017404
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