Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a cervical spine disability to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding its etiology, including whether it is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease.
The deciding factor: The previous VA medical opinion was inadequate as it relied on the absence of evidence in the service treatment records and used a 'proximate cause' standard for causation which is stricter than required by law.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102517
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