The Board found that the preponderance of evidence is against the veteran's claim for service connection for right wrist fusion as being secondary to his service-connected postoperative peripheral neuropathy of the left ulnar nerve. The case is remanded for an additional VA examination.
The deciding factor: VA examiners' medical opinions outweighed by two separate VA examinations that found no relationship between the veteran's right wrist disorder and his service-connected postoperative peripheral neuropathy of the left ulnar nerve.
- Claimed conditions
- Right wrist fusion, Postoperative peripheral neuropathy of the left ulnar nerve
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2000
- Citation
- 0029503
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's TDIU rating is being remanded for further development and consideration of whether an extraschedular TDIU rating should be granted prior to January 31, 2013.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right wrist disability is rated at 40 percent, but not higher. The case has been remanded for further development regarding TDIU.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to properly evaluate the Veteran's right wrist conditions, and thus remands the case for further development.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities, as he does not meet the percentage requirements under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a).
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