The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional evidence, including VA and private medical records, as well as SSA records. The Veteran's service-connected right forearm fracture residuals are being considered in relation to his claimed CRPS.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner needs to provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran’s CRPS is proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by his service-connected right forearm fracture residuals.
- Claimed conditions
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19179404
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Decisions by this judge: 1,893 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 19179404.
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.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) was denied in a February 2018 rating decision. The most recent petition to reopen the claim was received on February 20, 2020, and the grant of service connection for CRPS is effective as of that date.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient rationale in the December 2021 VA examination and opinion regarding the impairment of peripheral nerves in the Veteran's right lower extremity, specifically the sciatic nerve.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA examinations obtained prior to the March 2019 rating decision were not adequate for adjudication and thus remands the case for further examination of the Veteran's Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) and related conditions.
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