The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding her service connection claims for various hand, elbow, forearm, and wrist disabilities. The Board will schedule a VA Gulf War examination to determine the nature and etiology of her claimed bilateral elbow, forearm, wrist, and hand pain.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has asserted that her symptoms are related to active service or an undiagnosed illness, necessitating further investigation through a VA Gulf War examination.
- Claimed conditions
- nummular dermatitis, left hand disability, right hand disability, left elbow disability, right elbow disability, left forearm disability, right forearm disability, left wrist disability, right wrist disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19131503
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
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