The Board remands the matters for further development, including new VA examinations to assess the current severity of the Veteran's left shoulder and left wrist disabilities.
The deciding factor: New VA examinations are warranted due to insufficient description of motion loss during flares in terms of degrees and lack of information on flare-up duration.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic left wrist sprain with degenerative arthritis, glenohumeral and acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis of the left arm
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2023
- Citation
- 23001147
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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