Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a cervical spine disability, to include DJD, for an adequate medical opinion based on the factual premise that the Veteran began to experience neck pain as a result of a September 1959 swimming incident.
The deciding factor: The previous VA opinions were found inadequate due to their reliance solely on the absence of evidence in the service treatment records and post-service medical records, without considering the Veteran's consistent reports of experiencing neck pain since 1959.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine disability, to include degenerative joint disease (DJD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- 25003127
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