The Veteran's appeal involves a rating for her left wrist condition and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical records, including private treatment records and SSI disability benefits file. A VA examination will be scheduled to assess the severity of her left wrist condition and determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorders.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's appeal requires additional development due to incomplete medical records and a need for updated examinations to evaluate her current conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- status post ganglion cyst of the left wrist, an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bipolar disorder, agoraphobia, and anxiety
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2017
- Citation
- 1759405
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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 Veteran's claims due to new evidence being added to his case file and because of the need for updated VA examinations.
- Denied
The Veteran's status post ganglion cyst of the left wrist was evaluated at a 10 percent rating since September 21, 2007. The Board found that her range of motion did not warrant an increased rating as she did not have unfavorable or favorable ankylosis.
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