Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a back condition to obtain an appropriate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's pre-existing back condition was aggravated by his service.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to a duty to assist error, specifically the need for a new opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's back condition and whether it was aggravated during service.
- Claimed conditions
- back condition
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108190
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