The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination and further development of evidence, including notification regarding service connection for cervical and lumbar degenerative disc disease with spondylosis secondary to service-connected cerebral palsy.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim requires additional medical evaluation and information to determine if his service-connected cerebral palsy caused or aggravated his nonservice-connected cervical and lumbar degenerative disc disease with spondylosis.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical and lumbar degenerative disc disease with spondylosis, neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2006
- Citation
- 0618603
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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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