Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for lumbosacral strain, left lower lumbar condition, right lower lumbar condition, and left hand fracture dislocation left proximal 5th phalanx at MCP joint s/p reduction with degenerative arthritis to obtain additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The May 2025 medical opinions are inadequate for purposes of determining service connection as they rely on the absence of treatment records establishing diagnoses and do not address secondary service connection theories.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, left lower lumbar condition, right lower lumbar condition, left hand fracture dislocation left proximal 5th phalanx at MCP joint s/p reduction with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25088699
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