Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and examination to address the Veteran's service-connected cervical spine degenerative disc disease with IVDS status post spinal fusion, as well as his left and right upper and lower extremity radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: Additional examinations are needed to evaluate the severity of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine degenerative disc disease with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) status post spinal fusion, left upper extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25102771
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