The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's cervical spine disorder with radiculopathy, which may be related to his active service.
The deciding factor: The Board believes that a nexus examination is necessary to secure competent medical evidence as to whether the Veteran's cervical disc disease with radiculopathy is related to his active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine disorder with radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 14, 2009
- Citation
- 0926242
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine disorder with radiculopathy, a scar (neck), and left upper extremity radiculopathy. However, the effective dates for these grants are denied as they were not based on new evidence or SDRs.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a cervical spine disorder with radiculopathy, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's cervical spine disorder with radiculopathy is related to service or his service-connected thoracolumbar spondylosis with degenerative disc disease.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's low back and cervical spine disorders are not related to his service, and thus denied his claims for service connection.
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