The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for her left hand ganglion cyst and her TDIU claim are both remanded due to the need for additional development, including an examination.
The deciding factor: The claims require further evaluation of the severity of the service-connected left hand ganglion cyst and its impact on employment.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand ganglion cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2022
- Citation
- 22032280
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective March 7, 2015 due to service-connected disabilities that have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Granted
The Veteran's ganglion cyst of the left hand is found to be related to service. The VA examiner could not provide a nexus opinion regarding his osteoarthritis of the left wrist, but the Board finds that the requirement for current disability has been met and service connection is granted.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his service-connected right and left dry eye syndrome, Dupuytren disease of the right hand with deformed fourth digit, left hand ganglion cyst, and arthritis of the right great toe. The evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for higher initial ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating in any of the conditions listed.
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