The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a back condition, including degenerative arthritis and chronic back pain, due to incomplete evidence.
The deciding factor: Incomplete evidence necessitates further development of the claim, including obtaining Social Security records, missing VA treatment records, and records from Fort Carson Hospital.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis, lumbosacral spine with stenosis and fusion status post microdiscectomy, Chronic back pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25026525
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 281 · Granted: 32% (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.
What you can do next
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