Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of degenerative disc disease to request a medical opinion on whether it is related to an injury sustained during inactive duty for training in 2017.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the need for a direct medical opinion regarding the etiology of the current low back disability in relation to the November 2017 back injury incurred during a drill weekend.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease (low back disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25100627
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