The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions addressing whether the Veteran's service-connected left wrist fusion aggravated his residuals of a left ulnar nerve transposition. The case will be returned for another opinion.
The deciding factor: The Board found that none of the medical opinions provided sufficient explanation on whether the residuals were caused or aggravated by the service-connected left wrist fusion.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left ulnar nerve transposition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20037746
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left ulnar nerve transposition, finding that the evidence did not support a conclusion that these residuals were incurred in or aggravated by service. The Board also found no evidence to support a secondary service connection based on his service-connected left wrist disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a VA examination and obtaining additional medical records. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a video conference hearing. Service connection claims and rating issues are pending.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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