The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for limitation of extension of the left forearm, increased ratings for limitation of flexion of the left forearm prior to March 8, 2017, and in excess of 20 percent thereafter, and entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for a left wrist disorder. The Veteran's claims for bilateral tinea pedis are also remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that substantial compliance with previous remand directives was not met and ordered another examination to address the issues raised by the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC).
- Claimed conditions
- left forearm disorders (limitation of extension and limitation of flexion), left wrist disorder, bilateral tinea pedis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19186580
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 Board remands the claim for a left wrist disorder to obtain an addendum opinion, as the previous opinions were based on inaccurate factual premises.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a left wrist disorder, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of his left wrist, as the evidence did not support a finding that he had no effective function in the hand other than what would be equally well served by an amputation stump at the site of election below the elbow with use of a suitable prosthetic appliance.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including inadequate VA examinations and failure to obtain etiological opinions.
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