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 failed to address whether the Veteran’s current 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 assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19179404
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.
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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