The appeal is remanded for further development, including a current VA examination and the acquisition of additional medical records.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's condition has potentially worsened since his last examination in 2004, necessitating an updated assessment to determine the current severity of his right carpal tunnel syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- right carpel tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2009
- Citation
- 0904529
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,738 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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