Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of cervical IVDS is remanded. The Board found that the VA did not provide an adequate medical examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: The Board must remand a claim to correct an error by the AOJ to satisfy its duty to assist the Veteran under 38 U.S.C. § 5103A if the error occurred prior to the AOJ decision on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25007608
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