Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for a disability rating for residuals of a cervical spine strain is remanded to obtain additional medical evidence regarding the severity and functional impact of the condition.
The deciding factor: Remand necessary due to insufficient evidence addressing whether the Veteran's symptoms constitute functional ankylosis, as required by Chavis v. McDonough, 34 Vet. App. 1 (2021).
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a cervical spine strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102494
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