The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected cervical and lumbar spine disability and any associated bilateral arm condition. The RO/AMC will then review the claims based on all evidence of record.
The deciding factor: Further investigation by medical professionals is required due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's bilateral arm condition, which may be related to his service-connected spinal disability.
- Claimed conditions
- traumatic arthritis, cervical spine, traumatic arthritis, lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2009
- Citation
- 0923199
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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
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