The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for joint paint disorder, hypertension, and skin disorder due to inadequate medical opinions in previous examinations. The VA is required to obtain addendum opinions addressing the etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA needs to provide additional medical opinions that address the specific directives given by the Board in previous remands.
- Claimed conditions
- Joint paint disorder (right fourth finger cyst formation with trigger finger, degenerative joint disease in the right hand, chronic left wrist sprain, and right metacarpal arthritis), Hypertension, Skin disorder (skin lymphatics)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20066368
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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