The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for equilibrium problems, numbness and tingling of neck, fingers, and toes, and an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for service-connected cervical strain disability due to incomplete opinions regarding secondary service connection.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical opinions were provided by the March 2018 VA examiner regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's equilibrium problems and numbness and tingling of neck, fingers, and toes, as well as their relationship to his service-connected cervical strain disability. The claims are remanded for additional clarification.
- Claimed conditions
- Equilibrium problems, Numbness and tingling of neck, fingers, and toes, Cervical strain disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 17, 2018
- Citation
- 18135832
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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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