Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a lumbar spine disorder to obtain an adequate VA medical opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's condition.
The deciding factor: The May 2023 medical opinion was found inadequate due to failure to address lay statements and continuity of symptomatology, and reliance on unavailable service treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disorder, to include lumbar strain with degenerative changes L4-5 and L5-S1 and lower back scars status post laminectomy surgeries
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25107661
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