The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical examination regarding the Veteran's need for aid and attendance based on his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: VA failed to secure an adequate VA Aid and Attendance examination that considered lay testimony and updated VA examination reports prior to the decision on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine disability with radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2024
- Citation
- A24051010
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability and headache disability, to include as secondary to a cervical spine disability with radiculopathy, are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's service connection claims, particularly concerning her Air National Guard and Reserve service periods.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to inadequate medical opinions and missing records.
- Granted
The veteran's cervical spine disability with radiculopathy, status-post fusion and diskectomy warrants a rating of 30 percent effective from May 18, 2007.
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