The Veteran's cervical spine dystonia, torticollis, and torsion dystonia fragment syndrome is considered to be incurred in service due to a fall during active duty.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports the finding that the Veteran’s cervical spine disorder is related to an in-service injury sustained while on active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical dystonia, torticollis, torsion dystonia fragment syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 29, 2018
- Citation
- 18105808
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a failure to obtain an opinion from a VA examiner regarding the Veteran's disabilities and their relation to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar instance of fault on the part of VA.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection of cervical dystonia was dismissed because the veteran passed away during the pendency of the appeal. The dismissal does not affect the right of an eligible person to take the Veteran's place to continue the appeal on the pending claims.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that the VA did not substantially comply with its August 2023 remand directives and thus requires additional development to obtain missing records.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disability due to the absence of evidence of current disability.,The Veteran's claim for sleep disorder is remanded as there was no VA examination or opinion regarding her claimed condition.,The Veteran's cervical dystonia claim is remanded as she did not receive an appropriate medical opinion from a neurologist regarding aggravation by service-connected conditions.,The Veteran's head tremors and tension headaches claims are remanded due to the inextricability of these issues with her cervical dystonia claim.
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