The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed chronic cervical spine disability and bilateral hand numbness were not incurred or aggravated by active military service. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the current disabilities to service, including any inservice injuries reported by the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic cervical spine disability, Bilateral hand numbness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2001
- Citation
- 0111783
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and migraines due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal. The issues of bilateral hand numbness, bilateral feet numbness, and bilateral hand arthritis were remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that there are insufficient medical records to determine the etiology of the Veteran's claimed disabilities and thus remands for further development, including a VA examination.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and conflicting opinions. The issues of service connection for degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine and bilateral hand numbness, as secondary to cervical spine disability, are being reviewed with additional medical examination.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of left ear hearing loss disability for VA purposes or a cardiac disability, including coronary artery disease. Therefore, service connection is denied for these conditions.
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