The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and VA treatment records since May 2013. The Veteran's left wrist disability and its service connection will be reviewed by a suitable examiner to differentiate any pathology caused by his left wrist ganglion cyst from other disorders.
The deciding factor: The Board is remanding the case due to incomplete development of the record, specifically the need for VA examinations to address differentiation of pathology related to the Veteran's left wrist disability and recent treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand disability, DeQuervain's tenosynovitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2014
- Citation
- 1450112
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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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- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric disabilities, tobacco use disorder, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, left hand disability, right hand disability, and bilateral hearing loss have all been denied.,Service connection cannot be established as the evidence does not support a current diagnosis of any of these conditions.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis for any of the claimed conditions and thus, service connection is denied.
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