The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to inadequate opinions in previous examinations. The Veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for radiculopathy of right upper extremity and service connection for limited motion of arms and hands.
The deciding factor: The examination reports did not provide sufficient medical opinions regarding secondary service connection, aggravation, or the current severity of the disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy of right upper extremity, limited motion of arms, limited motion of hands
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19197004
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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.
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