The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination and additional medical records.
The deciding factor: The claim requires further evaluation by a VA examiner to determine if any identified right upper extremity disability had its onset during active service or is related to any incident of service, including the documented in-service right forearm trauma.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent right upper extremity disability, forearm injury residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2021
- Citation
- 21065650
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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).
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