The Veteran's cervical and lumbar spine disabilities are being remanded for further examination and opinion regarding their relationship to his service-connected migraine headaches.
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's current cervical and lumbar spine conditions, including whether they are related to his service-connected migraine headaches.
- Claimed conditions
- Osteophytes, Cervical spine condition, Low back condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2010
- Citation
- 1024351
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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.
- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
The appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran before the Board promulgated a decision.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a low back condition, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or event that caused these conditions.
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