The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to inadequate medical examinations and development needs.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations provided were insufficient in addressing all relevant symptoms and functional impairment, particularly during flare-ups and repetitive use over time.
- Claimed conditions
- Right wrist cyst, Chronic lumbar strain, Left lower extremity radiculopathy of the external popliteal nerve (common peroneal nerve), Right lower extremity radiculopathy of the external popperal nerve (common peroneal nerve), Left and right lower extremity radiculopathy of the anterior crural nerves (femoral nerves)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19176991
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.
- Denied
The Board denied entitlement to a TDIU prior to April 3, 2014, as the evidence did not show that the Veteran was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Board denied a higher rating for the right wrist cyst and granted a 20 percent rating, but not higher, for neuropathy of the right wrist from February 2, 2011. The decision is binding only with respect to the instant matter decided.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's death was not due to his own willful misconduct. However, he did not meet the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 as he had not been rated totally disabled by service-connected disability for at least 10 years before his death.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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