The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's right arm disability is related to service or due to his service-connected cervical strain with degenerative arthritis of cervical spine with cervical loss of motion.
The deciding factor: The examiner needs to assess whether the Veteran’s right arm condition, including cervical radiculopathy, is proximately due to, a result of, or aggravated by his service-connected cervical strain with degenerative arthritis of cervical spine with cervical loss of motion.
- Claimed conditions
- Right arm disability, Cervical strain with degenerative arthritis of cervical spine with cervical loss of motion
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19192902
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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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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands all service connection claims for further development, including VA examinations to determine the current nature and etiology of the claimed disabilities.
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