The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating, as there is insufficient evidence to resolve the carpal tunnel syndrome claims. The VA needs to obtain further medical opinions regarding these issues.
The deciding factor: Insufficient evidence was provided to determine if the Veteran's carpal tunnel syndrome is related to service or secondary to his cervical spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- carpal tunnel syndrome of the right hand, carpal tunnel syndrome of the left hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2018
- Citation
- 18149653
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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: Dismissed
The Veteran's asthma claim is dismissed as the AOJ has already granted service connection for asthma with an effective date of December 9, 2024.,Service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome of the left hand is denied due to lack of in-service incurrence and no causal relationship to a service-connected disability.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral trigger finger and carpal tunnel syndrome, as well as a rating of 30% for asthma. The decision is based on the Veteran's competent lay statements regarding her symptoms during service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome of the right hand based on new and relevant evidence.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for right hand carpal tunnel syndrome, denied an increased rating for insomnia, and granted restoration of the 50 percent rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis.
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