Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for a lumbar spine condition due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The March 2023 and May 2024 VA examiners failed to consider the Veteran's contentions and did not provide adequate rationale, necessitating a new examination.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105868
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