The Board remands the claim for a back condition to obtain additional evidence and an updated medical opinion, as the previous VA examinations were found inadequate due to inaccurate factual premises.
The deciding factor: The May and August 2024 VA opinions are considered inadequate because they relied on an absence of documented evidence during service without explaining why this would be medically significant or why the Veteran did not seek treatment at that time, and failed to consider all relevant evidence including in-service records and lay statements.
- Claimed conditions
- back condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108644
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