The Board has remanded the case for additional development to consider whether an extraschedular evaluation is warranted for the Veteran's right wrist disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that a review of potentially relevant treatment records from VA facilities is necessary to determine if there is a basis for referring the Veteran's claim to the Director of Compensation Services for extraschedular consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- right wrist fracture, status post right wrist fusion, history of nonunion navicular
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 14, 2017
- Citation
- 1739397
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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
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection and rating issues, resulting in the dismissal of the entire appeal.
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