The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including scheduling a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected cervical spine condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran disagrees with the findings from the previous VA examination and has indicated that his condition has worsened since then. The Board finds it necessary to schedule another examination to determine the current nature and extent of his disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine with old compression fracture at C6
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2014
- Citation
- 1418025
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The VA denied the Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for his cervical spine disability, finding that it did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 20 percent.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for scheduling of VA examinations to determine the current severity of his cervical spine disorder. The claim will be reconsidered after these examinations are completed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional examination and consideration of new evidence. The issue remains about an increased rating for his service-connected cervical spine disability.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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