Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a low back disability to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as relevant treatment records were not obtained.
The deciding factor: The AOJ failed to make reasonable efforts to ensure all relevant treatment records were obtained, and thus the claim must be remanded to correct this error.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disability, also claimed as chronic back pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107348
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