Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of a back disability has been remanded. The Board needs more information to decide if the veteran's back injury is related to his military service.
The deciding factor: A VA examination is required to determine if the veteran's back disability is related to his reported in-service injury and subsequent leg pain.
- Claimed conditions
- back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25004069
Want to see how appeals like this one tend to go? Appeals like mine
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.