The Veteran's claims for service connection for a cervical spine disorder, nerve damage of the right arm and hand secondary to a cervical spine disorder, and blurred vision have been remanded due to new evidence submitted after previous decisions.,Service connection is being remanded for these conditions.
The deciding factor: New evidence has been received that may support the Veteran's claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine disorder, Nerve damage of the right arm and hand, Blurred vision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19184376
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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
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The Board is remanding the claims for service connection due to a regulatory duty to assist error.
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