Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for an increased rating of his cervical spine condition and associated radiculopathies due to inadequate VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The April 2021 Cervical MRI was not reviewed by the examiners, making their evaluations inadequate.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine degenerative joint disease with cervical stenosis C3-C4/C5-C6, radiculopathy of the dominant right C5/C6 associated with cervical spine condition, radiculopathy of the nondominant left C5/C6 associated with cervical spine condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25008627
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