The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's cervical spine disorder and radiculopathy. The case will be returned for further adjudication.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided an initial opinion but did not address all relevant factors, including the Veteran's long-standing symptoms and treatment history.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine with radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 22, 2016
- Citation
- 1629289
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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.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's cervical spine disorder is related to his in-service fall, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and conducting a VA examination to assess the current severity of his cervical spine disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his cervical spine disability is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an extra-schedular rating for his service-connected cervical spine disorder was denied. The Board found that the disability presented with symptoms already accounted for by the schedular criteria and did not meet the requirements for an extraschedular evaluation.
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