Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a lumbar spine disability to correct a duty to assist error, specifically to address lay statements regarding the onset of low back pain.
The deciding factor: The January 2024 VA examiner's opinion is inadequate as it did not address relevant lay evidence and reports of low back pain during service.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25092209
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