The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for ganglion cyst on the right wrist, prostate condition, and left leg nerve damage due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since previous decisions supports reopening of the claims but does not provide sufficient information to establish direct service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Ganglion cyst on the right wrist, Prostate condition, to include prostate cancer and prostatitis, Left leg nerve damage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2022
- Citation
- 22016703
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for tension headaches has been denied as his headache symptoms do not meet the criteria for such a rating.,The Veteran's adjustment disorder is remanded due to allegations of worsening since the last examination, and a new VA examination is needed to assess its current severity.,The Veteran's right shin splints are remanded because he alleges that they have worsened since the last examination, necessitating a new VA examination.,The Veteran's left medial tibial stress syndrome with left leg pain is also remanded due to allegations of worsening and requires a new VA examination.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for left leg nerve damage is remanded as it may be related to his service-connected left medial tibial stress syndrome, necessitating an opinion from the examiner.,The Veteran's TDIU claim is inextricably intertwined with the other claims and must be deferred until those claims are resolved.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeals for higher ratings in several conditions, including arteriosclerotic heart disease, diabetes mellitus, geographic tongue, and a right wrist ganglion cyst. The claim for otitis media and externa was also withdrawn. As such, the Board has no further jurisdiction in these matters.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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