The Board has decided that the Veteran's cervical spine degeneration and bilateral wrist disability are not service-connected as secondary to her service-connected right shoulder disability, and thus remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations were inadequate in addressing the Veteran's contentions regarding secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine degeneration, bilateral wrist disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2022
- Citation
- 22013137
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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 remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, back disability, neck disability, bilateral foot disability, bilateral shin disability, bilateral shoulder disability, and bilateral wrist disability due to a failure to provide proper notice of the right to a hearing before the RO.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral wrist disability, finding that her current diagnosis of De Quervain tenosynovitis is not related to an in-service injury or disease and is not caused by or aggravated by her service-connected psychiatric disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the decision on appeal was not legally adequate and requires remand for further action, including obtaining a medical opinion from the CEAT regarding personal care services needs and supervision requirements. The AOJ must also provide compliant notice under 38 U.S.C. § 5104.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple disabilities, including bilateral wrist, ankle, foot, shoulder, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, lumbosacral spine, and carpal tunnel syndrome, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to active service.
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