The Veteran's appeal involves increased ratings for left wrist and elbow injuries, as well as earlier effective date claims. The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and schedule the Veteran for a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The decision requires further development of the record, including obtaining treatment records from Drs. Hendricks and Henson, scheduling an orthopedic examination, and issuing a statement of the case regarding the compensable rating claim.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist injury, left elbow injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2011
- Citation
- 1115794
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to duty-to-assist errors and insufficient evidence regarding his Reserve service. The claims for left wrist injury, scar, psychiatric disorder, thumb disorders, TMJ, jaw infection, and dental disorder are being reviewed again.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal of his service connection claims, finding that the appeal was untimely and no good cause for extension was provided.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for left shoulder and elbow injuries due to a lack of evidence linking them to the Veteran's military service, and remanded the claim for lumbar spine injury for further development.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left wrist TFCC injury is related to service and grants service connection for this condition.
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