The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including service connection claims and rating determinations. The Veteran's right hand ganglion cyst claim is denied as there is no current diagnosis of a right hand ganglion cyst or disabling residuals thereof other than the service-connected scar from the ganglion cyst in service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a right hand ganglion cyst, or disabling residuals thereof, and has not had one at any time during the pendency of the claim or recent to the filing of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand ganglion cyst, scoliosis, degenerative disc disease, sciatica, cervical strain, lumbar strain, right knee strain, leg length discrepancy (right leg shorter than left), scar, status post right bunionectomy, dermatitis, left carpal tunnel syndrome, right carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19138382
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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.
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