The Board remands the claim for service connection for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease to clarify the Veteran's qualifying service dates.
The deciding factor: Clarification of the Veteran's qualifying service dates is necessary due to potential active duty for training (ACDUTRA) and inactive duty for training (INACDUTRA) periods that may impact the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative disc disease claimed as lower back
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25053791
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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