Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of right intercostal strain as secondary to a neck condition is remanded. The issue of entitlement to service connection for a neck condition remains pending.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the claim for right intercostal strain is inextricably intertwined with the pending claim for a neck condition.
- Claimed conditions
- right intercostal strain, neck condition/irregular curvature of neck/multiple herniated discs
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25007863
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