Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of service connection for a neck disability for further development, including a new VA examination to address the Veteran's claimed in-service fall and other relevant factors.
The deciding factor: The opinion from the May 2024 VA examination was deemed inadequate due to its reliance on the absence of evidence in STRs without considering the documented fall during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- neck disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25105407
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