Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a cervical spine condition to obtain a medical opinion regarding its relationship to an in-service fall.
The deciding factor: A pre-decisional duty to assist error occurred as there was no VA opinion on the Veteran's claim, and thus a remand is required to correct this error.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine condition (degenerative changes of the cervical spine)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25097573
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