The Veteran's left wrist disability, including lunate and navicular chondromalacia, synovitis, and scars, status post arthroscopy, is being remanded for further development to consider an extraschedular evaluation.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner reported complications such as flareups, weakness, and functional impact that suggest marked interference with employment.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist disability including lunate and navicular chondromalacia, synovitis, and scars, status post arthroscopy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20047720
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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
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