The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including scheduling VA examinations to address service connection claims and rating issues. The Veteran's incarceration in a prison facility is noted.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to the Veteran's incarceration in a prison facility, which prevented scheduled VA examinations from being conducted.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand disorder, including osteoarthritis, left hand disorder, including osteoarthritis, nerve damage, including benign essential tremors and post-carpal tunnel and ulnar nerve release of the right upper extremity, nerve damage, including benign essential tremors and post-carpal tunnel and ulnar nerve release of the left upper extremity, skin disorder, psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20065725
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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