Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a low back disability and right hip disability to obtain an addendum medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the claimed disabilities.
The deciding factor: The September 2020 and March 2023 VA examiners did not fully address the Veteran's contentions regarding the weight of the equipment carried during service nor the physical toll of his military occupational specialty, rendering their opinions incomplete for adjudicative purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability, Right hip disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092693
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