The Veteran seeks service connection for a cervical spine tumor, including as due to herbicide or claimed ionizing radiation exposure. The case is REMANDED to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) in Washington, DC, for further development.
The deciding factor: There are medical questions that cannot be answered by the Board and require an examination with a nexus opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's cervical spine tumor and his military service, including presumed herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine tumor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2010
- Citation
- 1047628
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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
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The claims for residuals of a broken nose, testosterone condition, tinnitus, brain tumor, and cervical spine tumor have been denied as new evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claims. The issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss, and the remaining mental disabilities have also been remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's muscle and joint pain, diagnosed as Brown-Squard syndrome, is service-connected. His cervical spine tumor was also granted service connection based on new evidence submitted after the initial denial.
- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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