The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to address the issues of service connection for thoracic and lumbar degenerative disc and joint disease, as well as cervical degenerative disc and joint disease. The case will be reviewed again after the additional development.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to properly evaluate the veteran's claims regarding his spinal conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracic and lumbar degenerative disc and joint disease, cervical degenerative disc and joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2007
- Citation
- 0706963
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, as well as remanded a claim for service connection for hypertension.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the issues of entitlement to service connection for cervical degenerative disc and joint disease, right shoulder disorder, sinusitis, and entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 20 percent disabling for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and service connection has been dismissed as he withdrew his claims. A total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disorders is granted.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current neck condition, including cervical degenerative disc disease, is due to an in-service assault and trauma. As a result, service connection for this condition is granted.
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