The Board has remanded the case for a new VA spine examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's cervical spine disability, including whether it is related to service-connected lumbar spine disability or aggravated by such.
The deciding factor: The remand specifically instructed the examiner to address the impact of the Veteran's April 2007 motor vehicle accident on his cervical spine disability and to provide a nexus opinion regarding the relationship between his cervical spine disability and both his service-connected lumbar spine disability and any aggravation by such.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic cervical spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2010
- Citation
- 1004958
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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 Board granted service connection for a chronic cervical spine disability and a chronic left shoulder disability, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a chronic cervical spine disability but denied service connection for a chronic left knee disability and residuals from a traumatic brain injury (TBI).
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for chronic sinusitis with allergic rhinitis, a chronic thoracolumbar spine disability, and a chronic cervical spine disability. The Veteran's symptoms began during his active service and have persisted since.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for chronic lumbar spine disability, chronic cervical spine disability, chronic right knee disability, and IBS (presumptively related to Southwest Asia service). The claims are based on the presumption of exposure in the Gulf War setting.
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