The Board has remanded the claims for cervical strain and an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for right ulnar nerve and radial nerve transposition upper extremity due to a duty to assist error. Specifically, VA is required to attempt to obtain non-VA treatment records related to the Veteran's right upper extremity nerve and neck disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board found that prior AOJ decisions did not attempt to obtain relevant non-VA treatment records which could be pertinent to the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical strain, right ulnar nerve and radial nerve transposition upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2026
- Citation
- A26028848
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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 Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions were granted effective from July 1, 2020.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to a procedural defect in filing the claims on the correct form.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches and cervical strain due to a duty to assist error. The AOJ failed to obtain VA medical opinions addressing the etiology of these disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection of chronic neck pain and cervical strain, finding that the Veteran did not file a claim for these conditions until June 28, 2013.
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