The Board has remanded the case for further development due to the Veteran's failure to report for a VA examination scheduled in February 2010.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to appear for his scheduled VA examination, resulting in another remand for further action.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical strain with degenerative changes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2010
- Citation
- 1022261
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities because he did not complete and submit the necessary application form, and there was no evidence showing that his service-connected conditions rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
- Granted
The Board found that the reductions from 20% to 10% for lumbar strain with degenerative changes and cervical strain with degenerative changes were proper, but not warranted for left tennis elbow or right knee patellofemoral syndrome.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a left hip disability, hearing loss, hypertension, and coronary artery disease. The claim for an initial compensable evaluation for residuals of a left rib fracture was also denied.
- Denied
The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of his neck injury was denied as the earliest date he expressed interest in reopening the claim is August 1, 2002.
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