The Board has remanded the cases of residuals of a neck injury and a disability manifested by loss of balance due to issues related to active duty service, including verification of service dates and need for additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need to verify the Veteran's service dates and provide an addendum opinion regarding the relationship between his neck injuries and his service-connected right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a neck injury, a disability manifested by loss of balance
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2020
- Citation
- 20042593
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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: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a neck injury, finding that his current disability and in-service injury are related.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral elbow disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and residuals of a neck injury have been granted. The claim for sleep apnea has been withdrawn.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for residuals of a brain hemorrhage and Chiari I malformation due to lack of current diagnosis.,Service connection is remanded for grand mal seizures, loss of balance, and global transient amnesia.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a back injury, head injury, and neck injury as the evidence did not support that these injuries occurred during or while traveling from active duty.
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