Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a lumbar spine disability to schedule a VA examination due to an incomplete duty to assist, specifically the lack of a medical opinion linking the current condition to service.
The deciding factor: A VA examination is required as there is evidence of an in-service injury and current disability, but insufficient evidence to decide the case regarding the relationship between the two.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25095267
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