The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining medical records and a specific examination to determine the nature and cause of his wrist condition and skin disorder.
The deciding factor: The VA needs to gather all relevant medical records and conduct an evaluation to clarify the nature and etiology of the veteran's conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- ganglion, recurrent, dorsum of right wrist, chronic skin condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2006
- Citation
- 0611816
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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.
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