The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for evaluations of his service-connected disabilities due to a lack of recent VA examinations and insufficient range-of-motion testing in previous examinations. The Veteran is required to undergo new VA examinations to assess the current severity of his right knee, left wrist, and right wrist disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's claims were remanded because there was insufficient evidence regarding the current state of his service-connected disabilities due to a lack of recent VA examinations and inadequate range-of-motion testing in previous examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- Tenosynovitis, middle finger; right hand, Right knee instability status post anterior cruciate ligament repair, Left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, Right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2018
- Citation
- 18131285
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome and left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome are currently rated at 30 percent and 20 percent, respectively. The Board denied the claims for higher ratings as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under DC 8515.,The Veteran's osteoarthritis of the right ankle and left ankle are both currently rated at 10 percent. The Board denied the claims for higher ratings as there is no evidence that meets the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Codes 5003-5271.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea secondary to service-connected lumbar spine and bilateral knee disabilities. The claims of service connection for hypertension, fatigue, left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, left upper extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and a neck condition are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent disability rating for the back disability prior to April 13, 2017, and a 40 percent rating from August 2, 2019, to December 30, 2019, but denied higher ratings in other periods. The Board also remanded several service connection claims.
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