The Veteran's claim for service connection for disability of the cervical spine is reopened and granted. The appeal is remanded to obtain a VA examination to determine if the current cervical spine disability had its onset in, or is otherwise attributable to, his period of active service.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not provide sufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's current cervical spine disability was incurred during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2018
- Citation
- 18145853
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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 has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received with respect to all the service connection claims on appeal. The claims are being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA examinations and medical opinions to determine the nature and etiology of the claimed conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for acquired psychiatric disability, cervical spine, lumbar spine disability (including IVDS), right ankle, and right knee based on the evidence of record.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal of the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) as it was fully addressed in a previous decision.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected cervical spine and radiculopathy disabilities render him incapable of performing the activities of daily living such that he requires care or assistance on a regular basis, leading to the grant of special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance.
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