Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to obtain an adequate VA examination to address whether a back disability preexisted service and, if so, whether it was aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The examiner's findings are internally inconsistent and inadequate for adjudication purposes due to reliance on insufficient evidence in the service treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25109423
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