The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected left arm fracture and his claimed conditions, as well as to ensure all relevant treatment records are obtained.
The deciding factor: The current opinions do not address whether the service-connected condition may have aggravated the claimed conditions. Additional examination is needed to determine if there is at least a 50% probability that the Veteran's conditions were aggravated by the service-connected residuals of left arm fracture.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity mononeuropathy, left upper extremity myositis ossificans
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2014
- Citation
- 1411368
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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 Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for left upper extremity mononeuropathy and myositis ossificans, finding that these conditions are residuals of his service-connected fracture of the left arm.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions, left upper extremity mononeuropathy and myositis ossificans, preexisted service and were not aggravated by service. As a result, the claim for service connection is denied.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
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