The Board remands the matters for additional development, including scheduling a VA examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected right wrist disability and associated scar.
The deciding factor: The need to reschedule the VA examination due to lack of proper notification to the Veteran regarding the scheduled date and time.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals perilunate dislocation, right wrist, Right wrist scar associated with residuals perilunate dislocation, right wrist
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2023
- Citation
- 23001049
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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