The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic arthritis in the left wrist is remanded due to insufficient evidence. The claim for reopening of service connection for chronic arthritis is granted.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has been submitted, but further examination is needed to determine if there is a causal relationship between the claimed condition and service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19178067
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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