Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a lumbar spine disorder to obtain a new VA medical opinion that adequately considers the Veteran's statements and evidence of record.
The deciding factor: The April 2021 and June 2023 VA medical opinions are insufficient as they failed to consider the Veteran's statements regarding continuity of symptoms since service, and whether his lumbar scoliosis preexisted his active duty service and was aggravated by such service.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25095224
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