The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including additional VA examinations and opinions regarding the severity of his left wrist disability and its impact on his ability to work. The case may also be referred to determine if an extraschedular rating is warranted.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that further development is necessary due to inadequate examination reports and potential effects on occupational functioning.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left wrist injury, status post dorsal capsulodesis, left carpal tunnel syndrome associated with residuals of a left wrist injury, status post dorsal capsulodesis, scar, left wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2016
- Citation
- 1642442
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted the restoration of service connection for scar, left wrist due to clear and unmistakable evidence that the Veteran's scar is related to his now-service connected condition of left carpal with cubital tunnel syndrome.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including tendinitis of the left leg, ganglion cyst and scar of the left wrist, as well as his claimed left arm and foot disabilities. The spine disability claim is also being remanded.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for her left wrist fractures and scars were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on the number of painful or unstable scars.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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