The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus. The cervical spine disability claim is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion did not address the Veteran's documented reports of recurrent neck pain in 2010 prior to his accident in 2012, which could have caused or aggravated his current cervical disability.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, cervical spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2022
- Citation
- A22020696
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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
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