The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various upper extremity disorders, including shoulder and wrist conditions as well as peripheral neuropathy. The RO is instructed to obtain private medical records from Dr. Rothman and Dr. Martin, and consider any new evidence submitted by the Veteran’s representative regarding a potential aggravation of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional private treatment records are needed to fully evaluate the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, left wrist disorder, right wrist disorder, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2018
- Citation
- 18159888
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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
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