The Veteran's appeal involves multiple claims for increased ratings and effective dates, as well as a claim for TDIU. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to ensure all relevant evidence is considered in the decision-making process.
The deciding factor: Additional medical examinations are required due to the passage of time since previous evaluations, and new evidence may be relevant to the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- chondromalacia, left knee, chondromalacia, right knee, right wrist fracture, cervical radiculopathy with right ulnar neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2012
- Citation
- 1218470
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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 claims for right wrist fracture, left thumb pain, and tinnitus were granted with an effective date of January 2, 2024.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's request to withdraw the right wrist fracture claim has been granted, resulting in its dismissal.,The Veteran's request to withdraw the hemorrhoids claim has been granted, resulting in its dismissal.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all claims related to the Veteran's knee conditions and secondary service connection requests due to his death.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating for his right wrist fracture and non-compensable rating for residual scars, status post right wrist surgery. The claims for service connection for neurological disabilities of the right hand, COPD, chronic fatigue syndrome, and restless leg syndrome were remanded.
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