The Veteran's cervical and lumbar spine disorders are being remanded for further evaluation as the evidence is insufficient to determine their etiology.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner needs to provide a medical opinion on whether the Veteran's current spinal issues are related to his in-service car accident of November 1972.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical disorder, Lumbar disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19125884
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, headaches, shoulder disorders, ankle disorders, hip disorders, lumbar disorder, and lower extremity radiculopathy, to obtain additional medical opinions.
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