The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further medical evaluation to determine if the Veteran has a diagnosable bilateral ankle disability or functional impairment, as well as the current severity of his lumbar spine strain.
- Claimed conditions
- Right wrist sprain, Right hand tendonitis, Bilateral ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19115695
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for insomnia, a bilateral foot disorder (claimed as osteoarthritis), and tinnitus. The claim for an increased rating for a right wrist condition was also denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for cervical strain and right upper extremity radiculopathy, and remanded claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for a right wrist sprain and service connection for a lumbosacral strain.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands several issues for further development, including service connection claims and an earlier effective date claim.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, as well as entitlement to a TDIU prior to September 17, 2014.
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