The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for further development of medical evidence regarding her service-connected cervical spine disability, specifically related to bowel control impairment and loss of sensation in legs.
The deciding factor: Further examination is required to determine if the Veteran's reported fecal incontinence is a neurological manifestation of her service-connected cervical disc disease.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical disc disease, bowel control impairment, loss of sensation in legs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 16, 2010
- Citation
- 1035041
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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