The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's chronic left wrist sprain. The claim will be reviewed again with additional evidence and a new medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The VA physician’s opinion was inadequate as it did not consider the continuity of symptoms post-service, despite the Veteran reporting ongoing pain and discomfort since service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic left wrist sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2018
- Citation
- 18147915
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's left wrist disorder and its relationship to service, including his right hand fracture.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome and bilateral chronic wrist strain to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic left wrist sprain, chronic right wrist sprain, and lumbosacral strain to obtain additional medical opinions that address the appellant's lay statements about the onset and history of his symptoms.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
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