The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate pre-decisional duty to assist errors in the previous rating decisions. The Veteran's claims for carpal tunnel syndrome and PTSD are being reviewed again.
The deciding factor: The previous VA examinations relied on inaccurate facts, leading to incomplete or incorrect assessments of the Veteran's conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Carpal tunnel syndrome of the right upper extremity, Carpal tunnel syndrome of the left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2021
- Citation
- A21018968
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome of both upper extremities, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's passing in December 2023.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding no new and relevant evidence to support a change in previous denials.
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