Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for service connection of a lumbar spine disability. The VA needs to verify the appellant's periods of ACDUTRA or INACDUTRA during his Navy Reserve service and provide an adequate medical examination.
The deciding factor: The Board found pre-decisional error in not verifying the appellant's periods of ACDUTRA or INACDUTRA and the VA opinion did not adequately address the appellant's contentions.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25005801
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