Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for an addendum VA medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the claimed chronic disability of the back, disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine.
The deciding factor: A remand is warranted to obtain a more comprehensive medical opinion considering the Veteran's lay statements with regards to the nature and etiology of the claimed condition.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic disability of the back, disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088332
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