The Board has remanded the claims for a cervical spine disability, neurological disability of the left arm, and lumbar spine disability due to insufficient evidence.,Service connection is not granted as there is no medical evidence linking these conditions to service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing that the Veteran's current disabilities were incurred during his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine degeneration, Cervical radiculitis, Neurological disability of the left arm (undiagnosed), Lumbar intervertebral disc syndrome with radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2018
- Citation
- 18142163
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a neck disorder to obtain an adequate VA medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the Veteran's current neck condition, including whether it is related to her military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for arthritis, finding that the current diagnoses of degenerative osteoarthritis were not incurred in or related to service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a clothing allowance due to his service-connected cervical spine disability was remanded because the date of use of his back brace is unclear and he may not have used it by August 1, 2015.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (PTSD, Ischemic Heart Disease, cervical radiculitis, ulnar radiculopathy of the right and left upper extremities) preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment consistent with his educational and work background since January 1, 2013. The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted.
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