Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of mechanical low back pain and congenital fusion of L3-4 is remanded. The Board needs more information to decide if the condition was aggravated by military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional development is required to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the May 2022 rating decision on appeal, as the Veteran was not provided with an adequate medical opinion on the issue of aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- mechanical low back pain, congenital fusion of L3-4
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25006173
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