The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA examinations to address the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral upper extremity condition and sleep disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran missed scheduled VA examinations for a BUE examination and an OSA examination. The Board finds that rescheduling these exams is necessary.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral upper extremity condition, hand, arm and shoulder condition, sleep disorder (obstructive sleep apnea)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2022
- Citation
- 22049557
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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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- Denied
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