The Veteran's claims for service connection for right wrist and ulnar nerve disabilities are being remanded as additional development is needed to determine the nature of these conditions and their relationship to active service or service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: Further examination and review of medical records are required to properly assess the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- right fifth metacarpal fracture residuals, right ulnar nerve disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2016
- Citation
- 1647513
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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 denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for a right ulnar nerve disability, finding that there was no evidence of a formal or informal claim prior to August 13, 2019.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's right fifth metacarpal fracture residuals and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, claimed as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), while granting service connection for left carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The decision also remanded the claim regarding right CTS.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of back, neck, left knee, right knee, and right ulnar nerve disabilities due to errors in pre-decisional duty to assist.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right ulnar nerve disability, finding that it is related to his documented abnormal right ulnar nerve findings during active service.
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