The Board remands the matter for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's back condition, including whether it is related to service.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors regarding an adequate medical examination and opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- lower lumbar pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25023447
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 785 · Granted: 47% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA medical opinions provided in connection with these claims are inadequate and remands them for further development, including obtaining a new VA examination and opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service connection claim for her back disability is being remanded due to the need for further development and examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection as his lower lumbar pain was not shown to be related to military service.
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