Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of cervicalgia with degenerative disc disease, to include as secondary to left and/or right lower extremity radiculopathy with foot drop, for an addendum medical opinion.
The deciding factor: An addendum medical opinion is needed to address whether the claimed neck disability is directly related to service or secondary to the service-connected left and/or right lower extremity radiculopathy with bilateral foot drop.
- Claimed conditions
- cervicalgia with degenerative disc disease (DDD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25098243
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