Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claim for lumbar strain to the AOJ for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to the lack of a sufficient medical nexus opinion and evidence to adjudicate the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar strain
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086573
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