The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows the Veteran has physical and mental abilities to perform activities required by employment, despite his right wrist disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Pilonidal cyst, Right ulnar neuropathy, Osteoarthritis of the right wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 26, 2022
- Citation
- 22048732
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What this means for you
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected degenerative arthritis of the lumbosacral spine and pilonidal cyst are being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.
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