The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the current manifestations and severity of his service-connected right wrist disability, including any causal relationship between his in-service injury and his current symptoms.
The deciding factor: Additional development is needed to clarify which of the Veteran's current symptoms are associated with his in-service right wrist injury.
- Claimed conditions
- right wrist strain, carpal tunnel syndrome, arthritis of the wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2012
- Citation
- 1228146
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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: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of carpal tunnel syndrome in the left upper extremity, and the Board has dismissed this case.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to inadequate VA examinations and a pre-decisional duty to assist error. Additional development is needed for service connection of carpal tunnel syndrome, increased ratings for lower extremity radiculopathies, and obtaining a VA TERA opinion.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings on multiple hand and wrist conditions has been dismissed as the Veteran requested withdrawal of the appeal.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's carpal tunnel syndrome and ulnar nerve post traumatic mononeuropathy of the right upper extremity is rated at 40 percent effective July 23, 2019.
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