Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for low back disability and lung cancer due to inadequate VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The December 2024 VA examinations are found to be inadequate as they did not provide an opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's conditions, which is required under 38 U.S.C. § 1168(a).
- Claimed conditions
- low back disability, lung cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108215
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