Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of lower back pain as secondary to bilateral pes planus due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error by the AOJ.
The deciding factor: A medical opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's claimed low back condition was caused by service, following a review of the entire claims file and supported by a detailed rationale.
- Claimed conditions
- lower back pain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020587
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