The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for left radial nerve paresthesia requires additional development and a new examination to determine its etiology.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's current diagnosis of left radial nerve paresthesia is related to his military service, including any potential aggravation by his service-connected left shoulder disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left radial nerve paresthesia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2016
- Citation
- 1612807
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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.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left radial nerve paresthesia is not related to his military service or any service-connected disability, and thus denied his claim for service connection.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus and left radial nerve paresthesia were not incurred in or aggravated by service, as there is no evidence of a current disability related to these conditions during service or within one year post-service. The VA examinations provided opinions indicating that the onset of both conditions occurred after service.
- 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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