The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing at the St. Petersburg RO to address his claims of increased rating and service connection.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has requested a travel board hearing, which must be scheduled as per VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist injury, degenerative joint disease of the right wrist
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2012
- Citation
- 1212146
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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 Veteran's claim for eligibility to enroll in the PCAFC program was remanded due to errors in notification and lack of a clinical determination as to whether it is in the best interest of the Veteran to participate. The AOJ must obtain medical opinions, provide proper notice, and address these issues before making a final decision.
- 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: 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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