The Board has remanded the claims for cervical strain with degenerative joint disease, left and right upper extremity radiculopathy associated with cervical strain, due to additional evidence being received since the July 2020 SSOC.
The deciding factor: Additional pertinent evidence was received after the last supplemental statement of the case (SSOC) in December 2017, necessitating a remand for readjudication.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical strain, left upper extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2021
- Citation
- 21068499
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine degenerative arthritis. The claims for back pain and right upper extremity radiculopathy are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's TDIU and DEA claims are remanded due to insufficient evidence for a schedular rating, and the issues are inextricably intertwined.
- Dismissed
The appeal seeking to establish entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) is dismissed because the AOJ decision was merely implementing a Board's earlier effective date decision for service connection.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions were granted effective from July 1, 2020.
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