Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a low back disability to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's pre-existing condition was aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion is found inadequate as it did not adequately address the Veteran's lay statements concerning his reports of back pain having onset in and continuing since the 1970s, and focused solely on the lack of documented treatment during and following service.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25107968
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