The Board remands the claims for a neurological disorder of the right upper extremity and entitlement to TDIU due to an inadequate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: An adequate medical opinion is required as the previous opinions were found to be inadequate.
- Claimed conditions
- neurological disorder of the right upper extremity (RUE), to include radiculopathy, ulnar neuropathy, and polyneuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2022
- Citation
- 22000215
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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