The Veteran's case is being remanded for further examination and development of his right wrist degenerative arthritis claim.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the current evidence does not provide sufficient information to determine the severity of the Veteran's right wrist disability, necessitating additional medical evaluation and development.
- Claimed conditions
- right wrist degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20067407
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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for right wrist degenerative arthritis, left wrist degenerative arthritis, right elbow degenerative arthritis, left elbow degenerative arthritis, right knee osteoarthritis (diagnosed as right knee arthritic changes), and left knee osteoarthritis (diagnosed as left knee arthritic changes) on a direct basis.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for all the conditions listed as there was no evidence to support a finding that any of these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.
- Partly granted
Service connection for right wrist degenerative arthritis was granted. Service connection for right and left hip disabilities was denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right and left wrist disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the conditions and active service.
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