The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a supplemental opinion from the April 2006 VA examiner and formal adjudication of service connection issues. The veteran's claim will be readjudicated after these actions.
The deciding factor: The case was previously remanded to obtain clarification on whether the veteran's cervical spine conditions are related to his service-connected right clavicle disorder, including by aggravation. Further examination is needed to determine if there are any manifestations of cervical degenerative disc disease, spondylosis, and/or degenerative joint disease that are not due to nonservice-connected cervical spine disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- muscular spasm of the cervical spine, degenerative disc disease, spondylosis, degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0622338
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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