The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of the left elbow and arthritis of the left wrist, as new and material evidence has been submitted. The VA will provide further examination to determine if these conditions are related to service.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was found sufficient to reopen the claims, and a VA examination is needed to assess whether the Veteran's current disabilities are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the left elbow, Arthritis of the left wrist
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 18, 2013
- Citation
- 1322917
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis of the left wrist is referred to the agency of original jurisdiction. The propriety of reducing his rating from 30 percent to 10 percent for postoperative residuals of carpal tunnel release surgery, left wrist (non-dominant) is remanded due to a lack of an SOC addressing CUE.
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