The Veteran's claims for service connection of a right wrist condition and throat condition are being remanded due to the submission of new evidence.,The claim for secondary service connection of a deviated septum is also being remanded.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted by the Veteran has been deemed relevant and sufficient to warrant re-adjudication of her claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Right wrist condition (chronic wrist sprain and pain), Throat condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2019
- Citation
- A19003274
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,249 · Granted: 37% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA examination of August 2012 was inadequate for adjudication purposes and not compliant with the Board's remand directives. The Veteran is being asked to undergo a new VA examination to determine if his GERD or throat condition are related to service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied compensable ratings for tension headaches and occluded right carotid artery, but has remanded the issue of service connection for a throat condition due to insufficient evidence.
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