The Veteran seeks service connection for weakness of his upper and lower extremities, which he claims is related to a cervical spine injury. The Board has determined that additional development is needed due to incomplete medical records.
The deciding factor: Additional medical evidence is required to determine the etiology of the Veteran's current neurological disorders in both upper and lower extremities.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of fracture and dislocation of the 4th and 5th cervical vertebrae, weakness of upper extremities, weakness of lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 29, 2010
- Citation
- 1028342
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's headaches are related to his service-connected disabilities.,Weakness of the upper and lower extremities is not related to periods of ACDUTRA or service-connected cervical paravertebral myofasciitis or other service-connected disabilities.,Shortness of breath is not related to periods of ACDUTRA or service-connected cervical paravertebral myofasciitis or other service-connected disabilities.,The Veteran's cervical disability has been rated at 30 percent since November 1, 1999 and TDIU was granted from that date.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a skin rash, weakness of lower extremities, foot problems, and cardiovascular disorder as they were not shown to be related to the veteran's active service or exposure to herbicides.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
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