Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for lumbar spine condition due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: A VA examination is required to determine the nature and etiology of any current lumbar spine condition, as the private medical opinion provided was not sufficient.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25021640
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