Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an additional medical opinion to address whether any identified additional neck disability was not reasonably foreseeable and to consider relevant evidence.
The deciding factor: The addendum medical opinion provided is inadequate as it does not discuss the Veteran's primary contention regarding severe muscle spasms in his neck and restricted movement of head and neck, which he contends are risks of the procedure that were not reasonably foreseeable.
- Claimed conditions
- neck disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25008860
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