The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the current severity of his bilateral wrist disabilities. The case will be readjudicated after this additional development.
The deciding factor: Further evidence and development are needed due to inadequate previous examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- left carponavicular or scaphoid bone fracture with nonunion, right carponavicular or scaphoid bone fracture with nonunion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2017
- Citation
- 1729438
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to the need for additional development, including an examination of the Veteran's upper extremities and nerves.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for further development, including consideration of whether referral to the Director of Compensation Service is warranted for an extraschedular rating due to his service-connected bilateral wrist disabilities. The issues on appeal are related to higher evaluations for his service-connected right and left wrist disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for higher evaluations for his service-connected bilateral wrist disabilities are being remanded due to the need for further examination and development.
- Denied
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