Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for cervical spine, right shoulder, right and left hip, and right and left knee disorders as secondary to a back disability due to insufficient evidence regarding their relationship with the back disability.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary to obtain VA medical opinions addressing whether the current cervical spine, right shoulder, right and left hip, and right and left knee disorders were caused or worsened by the service-connected back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, Degenerative arthritis of the right shoulder, Degenerative arthritis in the right hip, Degenerative arthritis in the left hip, Right knee pain, Left knee pain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088224
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