Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to obtain an examination as there is evidence of in-service injury and current disability, satisfying McLendon v. Nicholson criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25099238
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