The veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a herniated disc of the cervical spine incurred during vocational rehabilitation in July 1997. The case has been remanded due to incomplete records and will be reconsidered after obtaining any relevant medical evidence.
The deciding factor: The appeal is pending as new evidence was identified that needs to be reviewed before making a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- herniated disc of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0628747
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Decisions by this judge: 609 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a back condition to include a herniated disc of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine as secondary to his service-connected costochondritis of the right ribs. The Board found that there was no evidence linking the Veteran’s current back conditions to his military service or to his service-connected costochondritis.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's current back disabilities are related to his service-connected costochondritis of the right ribs.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for numbness of the left side of the face, including as secondary to herniated disc of the cervical spine, was granted. The condition is considered a direct service connection without any need for additional evidence or special circumstances.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's cervical spine disability was manifested by forward flexion less than 15 degrees, and the RO granted a 30 percent evaluation for this condition effective December 17, 2007.
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