Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for degenerative disc disease to obtain additional evidence and clarify certain aspects of the Veteran's medical history.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners did not adequately address whether the Veteran's scoliosis is a congenital defect or an acquired disability, and if it is an acquired disability, whether it was aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107301
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