The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to inadequate medical opinions regarding his cervical spine degenerative joint disease and follicular non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations provided were not adequate for determining the etiology of the Veteran's conditions, particularly in relation to service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- follicular non-Hodgkin lymphoma, degenerative joint disease, cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2014
- Citation
- 1417173
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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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