Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of an upper spine disorder, including as secondary to other service-connected disabilities, is remanded. The Board needs a new examination to determine if the upper spine disorder is related to existing service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: No VA examiner has provided an adequate opinion on whether the upper spine disorder is secondary to any of his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- upper spine disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- 25000828
Want to see how appeals like this one tend to go? Appeals like mine
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.