The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the current severity of the Veteran's Graves disease and to obtain a proper opinion regarding her right wrist condition. The case will be remanded for these purposes.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is required to properly assess the Veteran's conditions and provide an informed decision on her claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Graves disease, right wrist calcification
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 9, 2015
- Citation
- 1538386
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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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