The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination to determine if the veteran's cervical spine disability is related to service.
The deciding factor: The examiner should provide an opinion as to whether it is at least as likely as not that the veteran's cervical spine disability is related to service from August 1986 to June 1995, and whether he suffers any additional disability due to VA's failure to furnish proper medical treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a cervical spine injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0635439
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of residuals of a cervical spine injury due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's attempt to reopen a claim for service connection for residuals of a cervical spine injury, as new and material evidence was not submitted.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a cervical spine injury, as there was no evidence to support that his current condition was related to his active duty service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claim for an increased evaluation for residuals of a cervical spine injury is being remanded for additional development.
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