Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for a lumbar spine disability due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The April 2024 and August 2024 VA opinions are found to be inadequate as they lack rationale, do not address aggravation, and rely on a lack of documented in-service complaints which is insufficient evidence alone.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability (claimed as lumbar pain/spasms)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25100668
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