The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining line of duty determinations and arranging for a VA examination to address the Veteran's left wrist and low back disabilities.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded due to the need for further evidence and clarification regarding the Veteran's service connection claims.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist ganglion cyst, left wrist degenerative arthritis, left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 27, 2016
- Citation
- 1621455
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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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