The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of a separate compensable rating for left wrist tenosynovitis is denied. The Board has also remanded his claim for a higher rating for painful surgical scar, left wrist.
The deciding factor: There was no factually ascertainable increase in disability related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions prior to September 13, 2012, when he filed a new claim for increased compensation.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist tenosynovitis, painful surgical scar, left wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 31, 2022
- Citation
- 22031621
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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: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left and right wrist tenosynovitis, finding that the Veteran's current conditions were caused by her military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied an effective date prior to September 13, 2012, for the award of a separate compensable rating for left wrist tenosynovitis.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for several conditions, granted a 20 percent rating for chronic fatigue syndrome and a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, but denied higher ratings for other conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral pes cavus, left wrist tenosynovitis, neck sprain with cervicalgia and cervical spondylosis, nasal turbinate hypertrophy, and seborrheic dermatitis, tinea pedis, and onychomycosis of the nails.
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