Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to consider the Veteran's symptoms without the use of medication.
The deciding factor: The December 2019 VA examiner did not comment on the ameliorative effects of the Veteran's medication, which is required under Jones v. Shinseki, 26 Vet. App. 56, 61-63 (2012).
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral spine strain (low back disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090072
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