Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for degenerative disc disease to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The AOJ failed to provide an examination and opinion for the Veteran's degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, despite evidence suggesting it may be related to an in-service lumbar strain.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091198
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