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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0618324
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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: 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.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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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