The Board has ordered additional development due to the need for a VA examination to determine current diagnoses and etiology of cervical spine, back disability, and headaches.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed from Dr. Fiore and any pertinent evidence in the veteran's possession to support the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired cervical spine disability, acquired back disability, disability manifested by headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2004
- Citation
- 0433955
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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.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to outstanding treatment records and additional medical opinions are needed.
- Granted
The Veteran's acquired cervical spine disability, chest pains and/or thoracic outlet syndrome, and erectile dysfunction are all granted as service connected.,Service connection for a bilateral shoulder disability is remanded due to insufficient rationale in the May 2017 VA examination report.
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