The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication, including consideration of all relevant evidence. The Veteran's cervical spine disability is currently rated at 20 percent, but not higher.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations have consistently shown limited range of motion in the cervical spine without ankylosis or other findings warranting a higher rating under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical degenerative arthritis, Residual calcific tendonitis status post left patella fracture (left knee)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2021
- Citation
- 21064820
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD, finding that it is at least as likely as not caused by his use of pain medication due to his service-connected cervical degenerative arthritis.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a heart disability, to include atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and coronary artery disease as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The claim for cervical degenerative arthritis was denied.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for cervical spine, bilateral shoulder, and right hip disorders as they are not shown to be causally or etiologically related to his military service.,Service connection was also denied for erectile dysfunction, sleep disturbances, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, radiculopathy of the upper extremities, and GERD.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, other than PTSD, and remanded the case for further development regarding a cervical neck disability.
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