Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a full and adequate VA opinion to address the Veteran's in-service back injuries and stressors.
The deciding factor: The current VA nexus opinions are inadequate as they rely on silence in the service treatment records and fail to address the Veteran's specific statements regarding in-service injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- back disorder, including degenerative arthritis and spinal stenosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25093126
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