Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder due to unverified periods of active duty and an inadequate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The AOJ must verify all periods of active duty service and ensure that the etiological opinion is adequate.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disorder (claimed as lumbago)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105986
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