The Board has remanded three issues: service connection for degenerative arthritis of the neck, residuals head injury (including headaches and dizziness), and radiculopathy of the upper extremities. The Court found that these claims are intertwined with the Veteran's headache claim and requested a new opinion regarding whether his chronic headaches are related to service.
The deciding factor: The Court indicated that there is potentially favorable evidence suggesting an etiological link between the Veteran’s chronic headaches and service, but further evaluation is needed.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the neck, residuals head injury (including headaches and dizziness), raticulopathy of the upper extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18156829
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a higher rating for lumbosacral strain with sacroiliitis and degenerative arthritis of the neck, but granted a 20 percent rating for paralysis of the bilateral upper radicular groups beginning November 10, 2022.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right arm radiculopathy and an initial 30 percent evaluation for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), while remanding the remaining claims.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection, while the other claims are remanded for further development.
- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 29, 2007 for the grant of service connection for headaches, degenerative arthritis of the neck, left upper extremity radiculopathy and right upper extremity radiculopathy.
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