The veteran's application for non-service-connected disability pension benefits is being remanded due to uncertainty regarding the length of his active duty service. The issue of service connection for a fracture of the left wrist remains unresolved.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded because there is ambiguity in determining the total period of active duty service, including authorized travel time.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture of the left wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0618324
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals on all issues related to service connection and increased rating for various hand and wrist conditions. The Board dismissed the appeal due to the withdrawal of claims by the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's left wrist range of motion during flare-ups and potential ankylosis.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a left arm soft tissue injury, fracture of the left wrist, and ulnar neuropathy of the left upper extremity. The Veteran's claims were not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence, and his current conditions are not related to active service.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not, singly or in combination, preclude him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.
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