Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for lumbosacral strain and cervical degenerative arthritis with degenerative disc disease other than IVDS and spinal stenosis due to inadequate medical opinions and missing service treatment records.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinions were based on an incomplete record, and there was a lack of documentation in the treatment records regarding the onset or continuity of symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, cervical degenerative arthritis with degenerative disc disease other than IVDS and spinal stenosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020182
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