The Board remands the claims for service connection of degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, right shoulder, and left shoulder to obtain additional evidence and a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: The current medical evidence is insufficient to determine the etiology of the veteran's claimed conditions, necessitating further development.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, Degenerative joint disease of the right shoulder, Degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2006
- Citation
- 0600071
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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