The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a right arm disability and an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a right hamstring tear due to inadequate examinations. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it requires additional development, including obtaining a completed VA Form 21-8940.
The deciding factor: The claims are remanded because the Veteran's service treatment records document his complaints and treatment for right shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand pain, numbness, and/or weakness in-service. The examinations were inadequate to address these issues.
- Claimed conditions
- Right arm disability, Right hamstring tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19121170
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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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