Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for lumbosacral strain to obtain an addendum VA medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the condition.
The deciding factor: The March 2022 and April 2023 VA medical opinions are found inadequate as they failed to address the Veteran's lay statements regarding back pain since separating from service.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25021005
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