The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and adjudication of the veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative joint disease of both wrists and disability of both hands and arms, to include bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome.
The deciding factor: Incomplete record necessitates additional development including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of both wrists, Disability of both hands and arms, to include bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0909756
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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