The Board has not readjudicated the claim for a higher rating for cervical spine disability since the Veteran's death, and the appeal is being remanded to correct this issue.
The deciding factor: The previous remand directives were not followed due to improper substitution of the appellant and incorrect address used in the Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC).
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19188737
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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