The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and additional treatment records. The issue of entitlement to an increased rating for his left wrist fracture will be reconsidered based on the updated evidence.
The deciding factor: The decision requires further evaluation as there are inconsistencies in the current evidence, including the most recent VA examination from 2007 and recent outpatient treatment records indicating worsening symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2011
- Citation
- 1109059
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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 Veteran's claim for service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was denied, and the Board found that no effective date prior to May 30, 2019 is warranted.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for left wrist disability, finding that it was presumed aggravated by service and there is no clear and unmistakable evidence of its increase in severity due to natural progression.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's initial disability rating for his left wrist fracture is granted at a 10 percent level, effective from the date of claim.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the AOJ's decision denying service connection for a left wrist disability was based on an inadequate medical opinion. The Veteran's current left wrist condition is related to his documented in-service injury, and a remand is required to obtain an adequate medical opinion.
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