The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate information provided in a previous VA examination regarding pain on range of motion testing for cervical spine osteoarthritis. The Veteran's disability rating remains under appeal.
The deciding factor: The July 2021 VA examination did not provide the requested information about where pain began during range of motion testing, which is necessary to assess functional loss associated with the Veteran's cervical spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2021
- Citation
- 21069663
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for cervical spine osteoarthritis and tinnitus, finding no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active duty service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for cervical spine, right knee, and left knee disabilities as secondary to service-connected hepatitis C due to new evidence presented in his September 2022 Appellate brief.
- Denied
The Veteran's cervical spine disability was rated at 10% prior to December 5, 2019 and at 30% from December 5, 2019 to July 1, 2021. The Board found a uniform 30% rating for the entire period prior to July 1, 2021. After July 1, 2021, the Veteran's cervical spine disability was rated at 20%. A higher rating is not warranted.
- Granted
The Veteran's cervical spine disability was granted a 20 percent evaluation prior to November 9, 2021. From November 9, 2021 onwards, the Veteran is not entitled to an increased rating.
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