The Board has remanded the cases for further examination and evaluation due to incomplete information.
The deciding factor: Incomplete information regarding the severity of the Veteran's upper right extremity radiculopathy prevented a determination on the increased rating claim.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine degenerative arthritis (neck disability), raticulopathy, right upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2022
- Citation
- 22064111
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for radiculopathy of both upper extremities and for an earlier effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) prior to June 18, 2018. The Veteran is also scheduled for a VA examination to assess his current radiculopathy condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further examination and rating of the Veteran's service-connected low back disability and neck disability due to incomplete range of motion testing in previous examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for radiculopathy, left and right upper extremities as secondary to service-connected cervical strain and left neural foraminal stenosis due to additional development needed.
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