The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to missing VA treatment records from 1997 to 2000, including under the Veteran's misspelled name.
The deciding factor: Further efforts are required to obtain missing VA treatment records from 1997 to 2000, including under the Veteran's misspelled name.
- Claimed conditions
- ulnar neuropathy of the right upper extremity, ulnar neuropathy of the left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20002220
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 claims for service connection for ulnar neuropathy of both upper extremities due to an inadequate VA examination.
- Denied
The Board denied a compensable rating for lumbar spine surgical scars and a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, while remanding the claims for increased ratings for left shoulder strain with AC joint osteoarthritis, ulnar neuropathy of the left upper extremity, and lumbar spinal stenosis, degenerative arthritis, and degenerative disc disease.
- Denied
The Board denied compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for ulnar neuropathy of the right upper extremity, as there was no evidence that the Veteran incurred an additional disability due to surgery performed at a non-VA facility in September 2012 and/or post-operative treatment by VA.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for increased ratings and initial ratings for various conditions related to the Veteran's service-connected left arm and forearm is remanded for further review of new evidence.
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