The Board remands the claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine and TIA due to a need for additional medical evidence.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to obtain adequate medical opinions addressing the etiology of the Veteran's conditions, as previous opinions relied on the absence of in-service evidence without considering other potential causative factors.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine with spinal stenosis, disc herniation, and intervertebral disc syndrome, Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25111304
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Decisions by this judge: 1,890 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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