Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a neck disability due to inadequate VA examination opinions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was found inadequate as it relied on the absence of evidence in the service treatment records and did not address the Veteran's lay statements regarding onset of neck pain during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- neck disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25087798
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