The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding service connection claims. The initial rating for neurogenic urinary frequency prior to April 11, 2019 was granted with a 40 percent disability rating. However, the claim for a higher rating for cervical spine degenerative arthritis, stenosis, and IVDS beginning on April 11, 2019 is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service connection claims are not currently resolved due to pending issues that require further development.
- Claimed conditions
- Neurogenic urinary frequency, Cervical spine degenerative arthritis, stenosis, and IVDS
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19190836
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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.
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