The Board has ordered a remand to obtain additional medical records and clarify the examiner's opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's neck disorder. The case will be returned for further adjudication.
The deciding factor: The Board requested clarification on whether the cervical spine disability is at least as likely as not aggravated by service-connected disabilities, including degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine and right ankle osteoarthritis and/or right hip arthritis and avascular necrosis.
- Claimed conditions
- neck disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2012
- Citation
- 1209817
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service-connected tinnitus was denied as the evidence did not show entitlement prior to September 6, 2019.,Service connection for a neck disorder and bilateral hearing loss were both denied because there is no current disability found in the record.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a neck disorder, finding that the Veteran's in-service fall and subsequent pain are related to his current condition.
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