Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a lumbar spine disability to correct a duty to assist error, obtain VA examination and ensure all relevant treatment records are obtained.
The deciding factor: A VA examination is required due to insufficient medical evidence on file to make a decision on the claim, as well as unobtained private and VA treatment records related to the Veteran's spinal surgery in January 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25018905
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