The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including a lumbar spine condition, cervical spine condition, bilateral upper and lower peripheral neuropathy, and an acquired psychiatric condition, as further development is needed to properly adjudicate these claims.

The deciding factor: Remand required due to failure to provide VA examinations and obtain opinions regarding the nexus between the Veteran's claimed conditions and her ACDUTRA or INACDUTRA service.

Claimed conditions

lumbar spine condition, to include spondylosis, disc bulging, and strain, cervical spine condition, to include osteopenia and strain, bilateral upper peripheral neuropathy, to include as secondary to a cervical spine condition, bilateral lower peripheral neuropathy, to include as secondary to a lumbar spine condition, acquired psychiatric condition, to include major depressive disorder with anxiety, sleep disturbances, and insomnia

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

December 17, 2025

Citation

A25108831

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