Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a cervical spine disorder to obtain an addendum opinion regarding its nature and etiology, including all theories of service connection.
The deciding factor: The April 2022 nexus opinion was found incomplete due to lack of consideration of in-service complaints and lay statements, and reliance on absence of treatment records without addressing the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disorder as a secondary theory.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical strain, degenerative arthritis, degenerative disc disease other than intervertebral disc syndrome (cervical degenerative dis disease), spinal stenosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019842
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