The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including a cervical condition and numbness and tingling of multiple extremities, to obtain additional evidence and an addendum opinion.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was found inadequate due to reliance on the absence of documentation without considering chronicity and continuity of symptomatology, and the claims are inextricably intertwined with a cervical condition claim.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical condition, numbness and tingling of the left lower extremity, numbness and tingling of the right lower extremity, numbness and tingling of the right upper extremity, numbness and tingling of the left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2023
- Citation
- 23000762
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.
- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for cervical condition and bilateral knees was dismissed as the Veteran did not timely file a Board Appeal request.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for cervical and lumbar conditions, chronic migraines, MDD, and readjudicated the claims for hives, lung scarring, elbow, and ankle conditions as secondary to Valley Fever.
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