The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for a cervical spine disorder, to include as secondary to residuals of a right tibial fracture due to insufficient rationale provided by previous VA examiners and the need for additional evidence.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded because the previous VA examiners did not provide adequate rationale for their opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's cervical spine disorder and his leg length discrepancy, which may be related to his service-connected right tibia fracture. The Veteran should be afforded a new VA examination to address this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine degeneration
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2014
- Citation
- 1435531
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a clothing allowance for the 2015 calendar year is being remanded due to incomplete information regarding the type of brace he received and its impact on his clothing.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine degeneration and dismissed the appeal of PTSD as the Veteran withdrew his claim for an increased rating.
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