The Veteran's appeal is on the issue of entitlement to a higher initial rating for right ulnar neuropathy/carpal tunnel syndrome. The case has been remanded due to incomplete development and the need to obtain additional medical records.
The deciding factor: Incomplete development, specifically the lack of specific treatment records from University of Maryland Medical System for the period beginning September 10, 2009, and SSA disability benefits records.
- Claimed conditions
- right ulnar neuropathy/carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2012
- Citation
- 1208625
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's right ulnar neuropathy/carpal tunnel syndrome was initially awarded a 10% evaluation, effective September 30, 1996. The rating was increased to 20%, effective June 12, 2002.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for VA examinations to assess the severity of the veteran's service-connected right arm disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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