Remanded (sent back)PACT Act
The Board remands the claim for a cervical spine disability, to include as secondary to service-connected lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome, for new medical opinions regarding its etiology.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to inadequate VA examiner opinions and to obtain an opinion that considers all applicable military deployments and the synergistic combined effects of all toxic exposure risk activities as required by the PACT Act.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096146
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