The Veteran's service-connected right wrist CTS, DJD, and painful scars are currently rated at 20 percent. The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding these issues.
The deciding factor: The current ratings do not reflect the severity of the Veteran’s symptoms or functional impairment due to his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), Degenerative joint disease of the right wrist
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 30, 2018
- Citation
- 18122450
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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 remands the claims for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and to determine whether there is a nexus between his claimed conditions and his military service, including any toxic exposure during the Gulf War.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a bilateral ear disorder and remanded the remaining issues for further development.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims of service connection for peripheral vascular disease and right wrist CTS due to full grants of benefits in a December 2022 rating decision.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal is denied as the evidence does not support higher ratings for his thoracic disability, coccydynia, right knee chondromalacia patella, right wrist CTS, left wrist CTS, and related fingers. Service connection was also denied.
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