The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claim for a lumbar spine disability should be remanded due to a duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence to determine if the Veteran's current lumbar spine disabilities are related to his military service, including parachute jumps during service.
- Claimed conditions
- multilevel degenerative disc disease, mild mid lumbar dextroscoliosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2026
- Citation
- A26038708
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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