Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an adequate VA medical opinion to address the nature and etiology of the Veteran's back disability.
The deciding factor: The February 2025 VA examination is found inadequate due to a lack of chronicity of care noted, and the examiner did not consider the Veteran's reports of ongoing symptoms post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- status post herniated disc repair L3-4
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25100682
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