The Board has decided to remand the case due to non-compliance with previous remand directives regarding service connection for cervical spine degenerative disc disease.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion obtained in December 2018 does not comply with the remand directives and fails to address the aggravation prong of secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20002570
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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