The Board has decided to remand the case for further examination and review of medical evidence, particularly related to the Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with anxiety, migraine headaches, or lumbosacral spine strain disabilities. The goal is to determine if any current cervical spine disability is related to these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that a VA examination should be conducted to assess whether any current neck disability is related to the Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with anxiety, migraine headaches, or lumbosacral spine strain disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine (neck) disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19150835
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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- Denied
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