The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule him for a VA examination. The issues are whether he should receive an increased rating for his cervical spine disability and whether new evidence has been submitted to reopen his claim for service connection of a low back disorder.
The deciding factor: The case requires further development as requested by the Board, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- C-6-C7 herniated nucleus pulposus, C3-C4 and C4-C5 bulging disc, cervical myositis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 26, 2013
- Citation
- 1342835
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's neck condition and unspecified depressive disorder are granted service connection as they are related to his in-service back injuries.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected cervical myositis, finding that the evidence did not show unfavorable ankylosis of the entire cervical spine or the entire spine. The Veteran was currently rated at 30 percent.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete records and inadequate examinations. The Veteran's conditions of fatigue, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, and cervical myositis are being reviewed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of increased ratings for his service-connected disabilities due to a lack of recent medical examinations. The Veteran is also being remanded for a TDIU claim.
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