Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a new VA medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed back disorder.
The deciding factor: The September 2024 addendum opinion was found inadequate as it did not address all of the Veteran's back diagnoses in relation to service.
- Claimed conditions
- back disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25100168
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