Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for lumbosacral strain (claimed as lower back pain) to obtain a medical opinion regarding its etiology.
The deciding factor: The need for an additional medical opinion is due to insufficient evidence at the time of the December 2023 rating decision, specifically the lack of a medical nexus between the Veteran's lumbosacral strain and his active-duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain (claimed as lower back pain)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020458
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