The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right-hand disability, right middle finger disability, CTS of the right upper extremity, and CTS of the left upper extremity due to a lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives. The Veteran's MOS as an administrative specialist is noted, but the VA examiner found no evidence in STRs supporting these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board directed the VA examiner to provide more medical comment regarding whether the Veteran's right-hand disability, right middle finger disability, and bilateral CTS are at least as likely as not attributable to her MOS of administrative specialist.
- Claimed conditions
- right-hand disability, right middle finger disability, CTS of the right upper extremity, CTS of the left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2022
- Citation
- 22014302
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection are not supported by credible evidence and must be remanded to allow for further review.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for an initial compensable evaluation for a scar behind the left knee, an initial 20 percent evaluation for a low back disability prior to June 10, 2019, service connection for bilateral hearing loss and CTS of the left upper extremity, and service connection for a right shoulder disability are denied. The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea secondary to PTSD is remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new medical opinions are needed to address whether the Veteran's claimed disabilities are related to service, including as due to overuse or wear and tear. The claims for service connection are being remanded.
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