The Board has remanded the case for an addendum opinion considering the holding in Johnson v. McDonald, 762 F.3d 1362, 1365 (Fed. Cir. 2014).
The deciding factor: The Director of Compensation Service's analysis did not consider the holding in Johnson v. McDonald, 762 F.3d 1362, 1365 (Fed. Cir. 2014).
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the left wrist, Degenerative arthritis of the right wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2017
- Citation
- 1741009
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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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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Granted
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