Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, spinal stenosis, and bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy to obtain a more adequate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The March 2024 VA examiner's opinion was deemed inadequate due to lack of evidence in the Veteran's STRs supporting his claim, necessitating a remand for further evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, Spinal stenosis, Bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25103709
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