Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a cervical spine condition to obtain an adequate medical opinion that addresses all pertinent evidence, including lay statements and in-service activities.
The deciding factor: The November 2024 VA opinion is inadequate because it relied solely on the absence of treatment records rather than considering symptoms and relevant in-service activities.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis with degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine (claimed as cervical spinal stenosis w/ degenerative arthritis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25099843
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