The Veteran's appeal includes requests for increased ratings for left wrist DJD and low back disability, as well as a claim for TDIU. The Board has determined that further development is needed to assess the current severity of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations are required to determine the current extent of the service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist degenerative joint disease (DJD), scoliosis of the thoracolumbar spine (low back disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19115606
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,200 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 19115606.
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 granted service connection for left wrist DJD and remanded the issue of service connection for residuals of TBI.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected left and right wrist degenerative joint disease (DJD), finding that the conditions did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on limitation of motion.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left wrist degenerative joint disease is service-connected as it developed due to trauma sustained during combat in May 1975.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for left wrist degenerative joint disease (DJD) is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and treatment records.
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