Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for degenerative disc disease as secondary to service-connected knee disabilities due to an inadequate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The August 2023 medical opinion was found inadequate because it did not address secondary aggravation, and a remand is required to obtain an adequate examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016658
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