The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his right shoulder and bilateral wrist conditions are being remanded to the RO for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and SSA disability claim information.
The deciding factor: The case must be remanded due to incomplete or missing evidence that needs to be obtained before a decision can be made on the veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder impingement syndrome with arthritis, ganglion cyst of the right wrist, ganglion cyst of the left wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2005
- Citation
- 0509410
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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: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a ganglion cyst of the left wrist, bilateral flatfoot, right hip disability, and left hip disability as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various wrist and hip conditions, as well as chronic diarrhea and a back condition due to insufficient evidence or inadequate medical opinions.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the claims of cervical spine strain with intervertebral disc syndrome, lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, and right shoulder impingement syndrome with arthritis.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The case is remanded for further development regarding the Veteran's claims of right shoulder impingement syndrome with arthritis, bilateral plantar warts, and anemia deficiency.
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