Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claim for mid-lower back pain and degenerative disk disease due to a need for an examination to determine the etiology of the disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lay statements indicate in-service incidents, but no VA examination has been conducted to establish a nexus between her current condition and active service.
- Claimed conditions
- mid-lower back pain, degenerative disk disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090054
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