The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to an inaccurate factual background in a previous VA examination.
The deciding factor: The examiner's opinion is based on an inaccurate factual background, as there were no references in the service treatment records to problems with the Veteran's neck and physical examinations conducted during active duty failed to reflect problems with the Veteran's neck.
- Claimed conditions
- neck injury residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2009
- Citation
- 0942110
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's TDIU claim was granted in October 2019 based on his PTSD, neck injury residuals, and right upper extremity radiculopathy. The rating assigned is 70 percent for PTSD.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1151 for various disabilities, as well as a compensable rating for alopecia scarring.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for neck injury residuals as the evidence did not show a nexus between the condition and service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's neck injury residuals, including his degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine. The claim was based on continuity of symptoms since service.
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