Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for residuals of lumbar fusion and erectile dysfunction due to inadequate VA examination opinions.
The deciding factor: The June 2021 VA examination opinion is found inadequate as it did not consider the Veteran's statements regarding onset and continuity of symptomology, and did not address whether the Veteran's ED was aggravated by his service-connected PTSD or any medication taken for such conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of lumbar fusion, erectile dysfunction (ED)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25093095
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