The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for residuals of a neck injury, loss of feeling in left arm, and bilateral hand tremors due to insufficient opinions provided by the VA examiner. The Veteran's complete service treatment records are unavailable.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide sufficient rationale for their opinions regarding direct and secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a neck injury, loss of feeling in left arm, bilateral hand tremors
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 14, 2023
- Citation
- 23050918
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a neck injury, finding that his current disability and in-service injury are related.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral elbow disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and residuals of a neck injury have been granted. The claim for sleep apnea has been withdrawn.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and analysis regarding his service-connected migraines, IBS, respiratory insufficiency, and bilateral hand tremors.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased disability evaluation for bilateral hand tremors before the Board could make a decision.
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