The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to schedule a videoconference hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested a hearing by live videoconference, and this matter requires such a hearing as per VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- right cubital tunnel syndrome, left cubital tunnel syndrome, post-traumatic arthropathy of the right wrist, post-traumatic arthropathy of the left wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2012
- Citation
- 1237792
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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
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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