The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and arranging an orthopedic examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected right wrist disability. The issues of entitlement to a higher rating for the right wrist disability and TDIU prior to November 18, 2008 are also remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the requested development is necessary due to incomplete records and the need for an updated examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected right wrist disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right wrist tendinitis, traumatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2021
- Citation
- 21041913
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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 Veteran withdrew his appeal for a higher rating for service-connected right ankle with traumatic arthritis (claimed as right ankle instability). The Board dismissed the appeal.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues for further development to ensure all available service treatment records are associated with the claims file.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for a disability rating higher than 10 percent for both left and right wrist tendinitis.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating higher than 20% for his left shoulder disability, stating that the evidence did not support a higher rating.
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