The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's arthritis of the neck and its relationship to his service-connected left shoulder impingement syndrome.
The deciding factor: VA failed to provide an adequate opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's arthritis of the neck, including whether it is related to military service or aggravation by a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the neck
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2012
- Citation
- 1218456
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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.
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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