The Board has remanded the case for further development due to inadequate compliance with previous remands. The Veteran's right-hand disability is being considered on the basis of aggravation, and a new medical opinion is needed to determine if it was permanently aggravated by his May 1995 injury.
The deciding factor: The examiner did not provide sufficient information regarding whether the Veteran's pre-existing right hand condition permanently worsened due to the 1995 injury or if the carpal tunnel syndrome is a progression of that injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Right-hand disability, Numbness due to low back disability
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2022
- Citation
- 22036298
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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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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's right shoulder, right-hand, left-hand, right foot, and left foot disabilities as there was no evidence to support a finding that these conditions began during active service or were otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.
- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for left-hand and right-hand disabilities based on new and relevant evidence, but remanded them for a VA examination to determine their etiology.
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