The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to deficiencies in the medical opinions provided. The Veteran is advised that if the examiner opines that his reports of continued symptomatology following the October 1995 aspiration are medically inconsistent with the examination findings, the Board may rely on this evidence.
The deciding factor: The remand was necessitated by deficiencies in the medical opinions provided regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right wrist and carpal tunnel syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- right wrist arthritis, right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome, left wrist arthritis, left upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2021
- Citation
- 21031817
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and dismissed all other appeals related to various joint conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded all issues for further development, including verification of the Veteran's service dates and consideration of any newly identified periods of service.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome and low back pain, finding that there is no evidence of a chronic disease or injury in service or within one year after separation from service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for right knee degenerative arthritis is dismissed because the notice of disagreement was not timely filed. The appeals for service connection for right upper carpal tunnel syndrome and left upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome are remanded.
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