The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's left wrist CTS and his service-connected left shoulder disability, as well as other duties during service. Further development is needed.
The deciding factor: The decision was not about service connection but rather the need for additional medical opinions on the etiology of the Veteran's left arm CTS.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2022
- Citation
- 22059348
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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: Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a sleep condition, left shoulder bursitis, left wrist CTS, right wrist CTS, upper back condition, lower back condition, and right shoulder bursitis as there was no evidence of current disability or nexus to military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome due to an inadequate VA medical opinion that failed to consider the Veteran's lay statements.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied separate compensable ratings for limitation of motion of the right and left wrists, thumbs, and index fingers associated with the Veteran's service-connected CTS.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) as the evidence did not support a direct link to service or any presumptive basis.
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