The appeal is remanded to obtain additional evidence and further develop the claim.
The deciding factor: Further development of the record, including obtaining a VA examination report, is necessary before a decision can be made on the merits of the service connection claim.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2008
- Citation
- 0815631
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine and radiculopathy affecting both upper and lower extremities, while dismissing the claim for cervicogenic headaches.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for cervical strain, degenerative joint disease, and degenerative disc disease, as well as left plantar and anterior distal tibia spurs and enthesopathic changes, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left ankle disability. The claim for a TDIU was also granted from April 8, 2009.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claims for readjudication and further development, as new and relevant evidence had been submitted since the prior denials.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inextricably intertwined issues and additional development is needed, including obtaining deck logs from USS Forrestal (CV-59) and a VA opinion regarding the relationship between liposarcoma and exposure to jet fuels.
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