The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including an examination to determine the nature and likely etiology of his upper extremity neurological disabilities.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed due to inadequate nexus opinion regarding the cause of the claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic parasthesias of the upper extremities, right ulnar nerve entrapment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 4, 2014
- Citation
- 1434654
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran and his spouse are not eligible for benefits under the VA Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) due to a lack of evidence showing they need personal care services from another individual. The case is being remanded to allow further development.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to various dates have been dismissed as the decisions were final and not subject to revision.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's combined schedular evaluation for compensation was 80 percent prior to June 12, 2019, and 90 percent thereafter. The Board finds that remand is warranted for referral to the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right ulnar nerve entrapment and remanded the issues of left hand disorder, bilateral wrist radiculopathy, and left ulnar nerve entrapment.
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