The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a neck disability and bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy due to further development needed.
The deciding factor: Further development is necessary to determine the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions, including whether they are related to active duty, ACDUTRA, or INACDUTRA, as well as any aggravation by a service-connected TBI.
- Claimed conditions
- neck disability, bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2023
- Citation
- 23001430
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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