The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for disability of the cervical spine, to include as secondary to degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, for further development.
The deciding factor: A local hearing before a Decision Review Officer at the RO is required due to the Veteran's request and lack of response from the AOJ.
- Claimed conditions
- disability of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2023
- Citation
- 23000913
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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