The Board has determined that the VA examination and opinion are inadequate, and thus remanded for further development. The Veteran's service connection claim is being returned to the RO for additional development.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not adequately address whether the Veteran’s current right forearm disability was incurred in or related to active service, as well as other identified conditions like wrist arthritis, hand arthritis, and finger arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- Right forearm, Hand, Wrist arthritis, Hand arthritis, Finger arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2020
- Citation
- 20075235
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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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The Board has dismissed the claims of service connection for right forearm and increased rating for right wrist due to lack of timely notice of disagreement. The issue of service connection for residuals of TBI is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.
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