The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a review of the Veteran's discharge and any supporting documentation from the Army Review Boards Agency. Additionally, another VA opinion is needed regarding the etiology of the Veteran's carpal tunnel syndrome.
The deciding factor: The character of the Veteran's discharge is critical to the outcome of her claim for service connection, as it may supersede a previous VA decision. The remand also includes obtaining additional VA treatment records and requesting another VA opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's carpal tunnel syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder, congestive heart failure, arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 7, 2010
- Citation
- 1033539
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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: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection on the merits are being remanded due to new evidence and development needs. The maximum disability rating for tinnitus has already been assigned.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to inadequate VA examinations and a pre-decisional duty to assist error. Additional development is needed for service connection of carpal tunnel syndrome, increased ratings for lower extremity radiculopathies, and obtaining a VA TERA opinion.
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