The Board has determined that the remand of both cervical spine arthritis and left arm radiculopathy secondary to cervical spine arthritis is necessary due to insufficient exposure information provided by VA examiners.
The deciding factor: VA examiners did not consider the Veteran's frequent exposure to near-freezing water, sometimes for extended periods, as a basis for his claim of entitlement to service connection for cervical spine arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine arthritis, left arm radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19195906
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for initial increased ratings for thoracolumbar spine arthritis, cervical spine arthritis, bilateral lower extremity femoral radiculopathy, and a scar.
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