The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his right wrist disability is being remanded due to inadequate VCAA notice and the need for a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: The RO failed to provide proper VCAA notification, which is necessary for claims of entitlement to increased ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- right wrist fracture, painful motion, traumatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0623423
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating for his right wrist fracture and non-compensable rating for residual scars, status post right wrist surgery. The claims for service connection for neurological disabilities of the right hand, COPD, chronic fatigue syndrome, and restless leg syndrome were remanded.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection and rating issues, resulting in the dismissal of the entire appeal.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's right wrist disability.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claim for a higher rating for back disability was denied. Other issues related to service connection and total disability were remanded for further review.
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