The Board is remanding the case to determine if referral for an extraschedular evaluation under 38 C.F.R. � 3.321(b) is warranted for the Veteran's service-connected right wrist arthritis based on its impact on his disability picture and whether it renders the current schedular rating inadequate.
The deciding factor: The Board will determine if referral to the Director of Compensation Service for an extraschedular evaluation under 38 C.F.R. � 3.321(b)(1) is necessary based on the collective impact of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities on his disability picture and whether it renders the schedular evaluations inadequate.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic arthritis of the right wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2016
- Citation
- 1639840
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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 Veteran's right wrist arthritis and scar have been continuously rated at 10 percent since the appellate period began, with no higher ratings granted.,There is currently no evidence of ankylosis in the right wrist, which would allow for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 5214.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right wrist disability does not warrant an extraschedular evaluation, as the symptoms are adequately addressed by the current rating schedule.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right wrist disability was granted a 40 percent evaluation effective February 1, 2011. An earlier effective date of November 15, 2010 is also granted for the assignment of this rating.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected traumatic arthritis of the right wrist is manifested by painful motion limited, at worst, to dorsiflexion to 50 degrees and palmar flexion to 50 degrees; there is no ankylosis or evidence of nonunion of the radius in the lower half with false movement. The criteria for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent have not been met.
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