The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a neck condition and hyperparathyroidism. The neck condition claim is denied, while the endocrine system claim is remanded due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no current diagnosis of a neck disability or any link between the Veteran's service and his claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- neck condition (to include lumbosacral or cervical strain), hyperparathyroidism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2023
- Citation
- 23053504
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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: Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for hyperparathyroidism and thyroid cancer have been denied as there is no current disability of the claimed conditions separate from his already service-connected condition.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected disability, and the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 were not met.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for hypothyroidism and remanded the claim for a compensable rating for hyperparathyroidism.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of hyperparathyroidism to correct a duty to assist error, requiring an adequate medical opinion regarding its relation to military service.
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