The Board has remanded the case for additional development to determine if there is a connection between current left wrist and hand disabilities and service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service treatment records indicate multiple injuries to his left wrist and hand during service, but no definitive diagnosis or opinion regarding etiology was provided in the VA examinations. The Board will seek further medical evidence to resolve this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- Left wrist injury, Left hand injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2010
- Citation
- 1024568
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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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