The Veteran's claim for service connection for a cervical spine disability and fatigue is being remanded due to the need for clarification of the medical opinion regarding causation.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided conflicting opinions, making it unclear whether the current cervical spine disability is related to service or not. The case must be returned for further clarification.
- Claimed conditions
- herniated nucleus pulposus of the cervical spine, right C7 radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2010
- Citation
- 1022362
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings on several conditions has been dismissed due to the withdrawal of his appeal by his representative.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to October 22, 2016.
- Granted
The Veteran's diagnosed herniated nucleus pulposus of the cervical spine, with residual cervicalgia status post cervical fusion, is found to be service connected.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded to obtain a VA examination and additional medical records, as well as for further development of her claims for increased disability rating for cervical spine disability and left hand disabilities, and TDIU.
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