Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to address whether the Veteran's cervical spine disability is related to his active service, caused by or aggravated by his service-connected right hip disability, and proximately due to obesity caused by his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The November 2023 VA opinion was inadequate as it did not address aggravation and did not discuss the Veteran's contention that his cervical spine disability is due to obesity which is caused by his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine osteophytosis with disc space narrowing
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090361
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