Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine whether the Veteran's current low back disorders are related to service, including his reports of in-service back pain.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to failure to obtain an opinion despite the Veteran's reported in-service back pain and currently diagnosed back disorder(s).
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative lumbar disk disease, Lumbar spondylosis, Low back pain
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25009191
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