The Board has determined that the appellant's claim of service connection for degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine should be remanded due to the recently enacted Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA), which eliminated the requirement of a well-grounded claim. The appeal regarding an increased evaluation for lumbosacral strain is still pending and will be addressed after further development.
The deciding factor: The appellant's claim of service connection for degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine requires additional development due to the VCAA, which has eliminated the requirement of a well-grounded claim. The appeal regarding an increased evaluation for lumbosacral strain is still pending and will be addressed after further development.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2001
- Citation
- 0114419
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
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