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Remanded (sent back)

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU due to inadequate medical opinions regarding his bilateral osteoarthritis of the proximal and distal interphalangeal joints, as well as a need for further development related to his right wrist disability.

The deciding factor: The Board found that the current VA medical opinion was inadequate and remanded the case for further examination and opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral osteoarthritis of the proximal and distal interphalangeal joints, as well as a need to determine if his right wrist disability has aggravated this condition.

Claimed conditions
bilateral erosive osteoarthritis of the proximal and distal interphalangeal joints, right wrist degenerative joint disease, right carpometacarpal joint, old nonunion fracture of the navicular bone, right side
How they argued it
Secondary to another service-connected condition
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
None in this decision
Decision date
March 7, 2019
Citation
19116774

Veterans Law Judge

BARBARA B. COPELAND

Decisions by this judge: 1,515 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)

Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.

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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.

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