The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right wrist disability, including reconciling medical records showing various diagnoses. The Veteran is also asked to provide any outstanding treatment records from September 2016.
The deciding factor: The Board needs additional evidence to resolve the conflicting medical opinions regarding the Veteran's right wrist disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right wrist sprain, radial neuritis, right wrist tenosynovitis, osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2016
- Citation
- 1643970
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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
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