The Board has denied service connection for a cervical spine disability and headaches. The Veteran's cervical spine symptoms were not chronic in service, did not manifest to a compensable degree within one year of separation, and have not been continuous since service. His current headaches are also not etiologically related to service.,Service connection is being remanded for the lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no evidence of chronicity of care or a compensable degree of arthritis within one year of separation from service, and thus denied service connection for cervical spine disability. For headaches, the Board noted that there is no established continuity of symptomatology since service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Cervical Spine Disability"}, {"condition_name":"Headaches"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20067029
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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