The Board is unable to determine the exact nature and etiology of the veteran's claimed left hand/wrist disability due to lack of information on treatment dates. The case will be remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations.
The deciding factor: Insufficient evidence regarding the specific date or dates of treatment resulting in the current disability prevents a determination of whether it is at least as likely as not that additional left wrist/hand disability resulted from VA medical treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand/wrist disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2003
- Citation
- 0334154
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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 Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a left hand or wrist disability, and any carpal tunnel syndrome is not related to service. The claim for service connection for a left hand/wrist disability is denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating of his disabilities due to conflicting findings in a previous VA examination, lack of relevant medical records, and new evidence received since the last supplemental statement of the case.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for bronchitis and pharyngitis, as well as right knee and hand/wrist disabilities. The claims are now remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals regarding left hand/wrist and right ankle disabilities, as well as bronchitis and lumbar spine disability have been dismissed.,Service connection for these conditions has not been established.
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