The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for left wrist, right wrist, and back disabilities due to new evidence submitted since the last final denial. However, these claims are still pending as they have been remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was received that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the Veteran's claims of service connection for left wrist, right wrist, and back disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist disability, right wrist disability, back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2018
- Citation
- 18140671
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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