The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for neurological disability of the upper extremities, but finds that the evidence does not support a grant of service connection as his claimed condition is not related to his service-connected cervical spine disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show any neurological symptoms or disease in service and there is no competent medical evidence linking the Veteran's current neurological disability to his service-connected cervical spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- neurological disability of the upper extremities
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2009
- Citation
- 0945265
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What this means for you
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and conducting examinations by a neurologist and an eye specialist. The Veteran's claims for service connection and higher ratings are pending.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a neurological disability of the upper extremities, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current condition and any in-service event or injury.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding his neurological disability of the upper extremities and visual impairment.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for pseudo folliculitis barbae and found that it was aggravated during a period of active duty. The Veteran is also granted an increased rating to 20 percent for his service-connected degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine prior to June 30, 2013.
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