The Veteran's right carpal tunnel syndrome is being remanded due to its inextricability with his claim for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. The BPPV claim requires further development before a decision can be made.
The deciding factor: The service connection for CTS is inextricably intertwined with the service connection for BPPV, which has not yet been decided.
- Claimed conditions
- right carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19163790
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a neck disorder and dismissed the appeal for a right ankle disorder, while denying increased ratings for left ankle sprain, cervicogenic headaches, and other conditions.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed several accrued benefits claims related to increased ratings and earlier effective dates for various service-connected disabilities.
- Dismissed
The appeal seeking service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities as well as right CTS was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the notice of disagreement.
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