Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a neck disability to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The AOJ failed to obtain a VA examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's neck disability prior to readjudicating his claim, which constitutes a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- neck disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25100989
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