The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's left wrist disability and associated neurological symptoms.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported some neurological symptoms during his hearing, but there is uncertainty about their relation to the service-connected condition. The examiner will be asked to provide information on all signs and symptoms, including any flare-ups, and whether any symptoms are related to the service-connected left wrist fracture with traumatic arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of post-operative left wrist fracture with traumatic arthritis, neurological symptoms
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2020
- Citation
- 20011981
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims of service connection for neurological symptoms and muscle pain due to a lack of VA examinations, which is considered a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA examination and medical opinion provided were inadequate, and thus remanded to obtain additional private medical records and provide a new examination.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for neurological symptoms as there is no evidence of a current disability and the Veteran's claims are not supported by competent medical evidence.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal for service connection of neurological symptoms and muscle pain in the upper extremities because a previous decision had already denied this claim.
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