Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for lumbosacral strain to address duty to assist errors and obtain a new medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The private examiner's opinion was found inadequate, and the VA examiner did not fully address the Veteran's contentions regarding back pain or the possibility of an undiagnosed illness.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086731
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