The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication, including consideration of new evidence, a VA examination, and compliance with VCAA notification requirements.
The deciding factor: The Court found that the Board's denial of the cervical spine disorder claim was in error due to the veteran's timely filed motion for reconsideration at the time of enactment of the VCAA. The case is remanded for readjudication consistent with the VCAA and for a VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine disorder with headaches
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2007
- Citation
- 0721426
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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 has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee disorder and cervical spine disorder with headaches. The claims are now remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records, military personnel records, and examinations to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to the appellant and his representative requesting withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
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