The Board remands the claims for intervertebral disc disease of the lumbar spine and degenerative disease of the cervical spine to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: Remand is required due to an unfulfilled duty to provide notice of a right to a pre-decisional hearing, as mandated by 38 C.F.R. § 3.103(d)(1).
- Claimed conditions
- Intervertebral disc disease of the lumbar spine, Degenerative disease of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25089591
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Decisions by this judge: 931 · Granted: 42% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 4, 2006, for the award of service connection for degenerative disease of the cervical spine.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his cervical spine disability prior to July 21, 2014 was denied as the evidence did not show unfavorable ankylosis of the entire cervical spine.
- Granted
The Veteran's increased rating for degenerative disease of the cervical spine from November 8, 2016 has been granted at a 30 percent disability rating effective March 15, 2023.
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