Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a cervical spine disability and lumbar spine disability as further development is needed to obtain an adequate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations are found to be inadequate due to their conclusory nature, lack of discussion on etiology, and failure to consider all relevant evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, Degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the cervical spine, Cervical radiculopathy, Neck pain (cervicalgia), Stiffness of the cervical spine, Lumbar radiculopathy, Degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the lumbar spine, Arthritis of the lumbar spine, Intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) of the lumbar spine, Vertebral compression fractures of the thoracic spine, Bilateral sciatica
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091061
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