The Veteran's quadriplegia and spinal cord injury are being remanded for further examination to determine if they are secondary to his service-connected psychiatric disability.
The deciding factor: The examiner needs to assess whether the Veteran’s alcohol dependence, which is related to his service-connected psychiatric disability, contributed to his neck injury resulting in quadriplegia and spinal cord injury.
- Claimed conditions
- quadriplegia, spinal cord injury
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19192531
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a need to associate certain FTCA files with the Veteran's claims file.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for quadriplegia to correct duty to assist errors, including obtaining outstanding VA treatment records and an adequate medical opinion.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The veteran's claims for service connection for spinal cord injury, loss of use of bladder, and loss of use of bowel were granted. The claims for loss of use of left and right lower extremities were remanded.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claimed conditions, including lower back fractures, spinal cord injury, BLE weakness, cellulitis, and seizures, are not deemed to be the result of VA care or treatment. The Board finds that there is no additional disability due to VA care.
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