Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, specifically to obtain an addendum medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's cervical degenerative arthritis and DDD with spinal stenosis.
The deciding factor: The May 2024 VA medical opinion is inadequate as it is based solely on a lack of evidence in service treatment records, and thus, a remand is warranted to obtain an addendum medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical degenerative arthritis and DDD with spinal stenosis, cervical radiculopathy of the bilateral upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25101143
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