The Board has remanded several claims, including service connection for left wrist scars, dermatitis of bilateral lower extremities, a lower abdominal muscle strain, respiratory disorder (rhinitis and sinusitis), and an acquired psychiatric condition. The Veteran's claim for service connection is pending.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence is insufficient to establish the etiology of the claimed conditions due to lack of adequate examination or opinion regarding the relationship between current disabilities and service.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist scars, dermatitis of bilateral lower extremities, lower abdominal muscle strain, respiratory disorder (rhinitis and sinusitis), acquired psychiatric condition (major depression and generalized anxiety disorder)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2018
- Citation
- 18111666
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various service-connected disabilities, including cervical spine degenerative arthritis, right thumb disability, left wrist scars, and right thumb scar.
- Denied
The Veteran's left wrist strain is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum available under Diagnostic Code 5215. The Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted as there is no evidence of ankylosis or other factors that would justify such a rating.,Left wrist scars are not painful or unstable and do not affect a large enough area to warrant a compensable rating.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal was denied as his claims for service connection were not supported by evidence showing a link between his conditions and active service.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and painful left wrist scars were denied as the evidence did not support higher disability ratings under VA rating criteria.
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