The Board granted service connection for a cervicothoracic spine disability, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current cervicothoracic spine pain results in functional impairment of earning capacity and had its onset during his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- cervicothoracic spine disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25055481
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,990 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a thoracic spine disability and remanded the claims for bilateral hip, left sciatic radicular pain, headaches, and cervicothoracic spine disabilities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient consideration of certain evidence, including STRs and VA treatment records. The claims are now pending for further review.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all claims for service connection due to the Veteran's death.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of lumbar spine, cervicothoracic spine, and right knee disabilities. The claim for headache disability is also remanded.
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