The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral arm and hand disabilities are related to his service-connected cervical spine disorder, granting service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports provided a strong opinion linking the current symptoms of the Veteran's bilateral arm and hand disabilities to his service-connected cervical spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral arm disability, Bilateral hand disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2012
- Citation
- 1220112
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including an acquired psychiatric disorder and multiple musculoskeletal conditions, to obtain additional medical evidence.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including right ear hearing loss, bilateral elbow, hand, knee, and shoulder disabilities, hemorrhoids, neuropathy of upper and lower extremities, and thoracic aortic aneurysm. The appeals are being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including right knee disability, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, bilateral shoulder and arm disabilities, bilateral hand disabilities, and residuals of a head injury. The remand requires an addendum opinion to address whether any diagnosed pre-existing right knee disability was aggravated by service or had its onset during service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeals of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, TBI, and increased disability rating for scars of the left hand have been withdrawn. The Board has also remanded the issue of service connection for a bilateral hand disability.
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