The Board remands the claim for service connection for lumbar scoliosis due to an inadequate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The previous VA examination was deemed inadequate as it did not properly consider the Veteran's reported in-service symptoms and treatment records, necessitating a new opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar scoliosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25055270
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Decisions by this judge: 1,890 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's degenerative arthritis with intervertebral disc syndrome to include spinal stenosis and lumbar scoliosis, right knee total arthroplasty, and left knee strain are all granted service connection as directly related to his military service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbar scoliosis, but remanded the claims for degenerative arthritis of the spine, IVDS, and degenerative disc disease, left hip disability, right hip disability, and left leg radiculopathy.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several service connection claims due to duty-to-assist errors, including obtaining private medical records and requesting addendum opinions.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals of the Veteran's claims for service connection for gynecomastia of the right breast, lumbar scoliosis, and deviated nasal septum as they have been fully resolved in his favor.
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