The Board has determined that there are issues related to the Veteran's cervical condition and numbness/tingling of his lower and upper extremities. These issues have been remanded for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The claims involve service connection determinations for various conditions, which require additional evidence or clarification from VA examiners regarding the relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active-duty service.
- 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
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's cervical condition is found to have begun during service and the Board grants service connection for this disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error, specifically failing to obtain a VA examination. The Veteran's cervical condition is being reviewed again for proper adjudication.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 70 percent initial evaluation for the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder and TDIU, but remanded claims for service connection for diabetes, lumbar condition, cervical condition, lung condition, and left and right lower extremity neuropathy.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for cervical and left shoulder conditions due to a duty to assist error. The VA must obtain medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.
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