The Veteran's claim for increased ratings and service connection has been remanded due to the need for additional development. The Board is not able to determine if a rating in excess of 20 percent is warranted for his left wrist peripheral nerve disability or if a rating in excess of 10 percent is warranted for his left wrist scars.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims are remanded due to the need for additional development, including new examinations and evidence collection.
- Claimed conditions
- Left wrist peripheral nerve disability, Left wrist scars
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2023
- Citation
- 23005856
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's low back and left wrist disabilities, but granted service connection for left wrist scars secondary to the left wrist disability.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for left wrist scars, to include on an extraschedular basis, was denied due to the lack of qualifying scar area and no associated underlying soft tissue damage or instability.,The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with major depressive disorder was also denied as her symptoms do not meet the criteria for total occupational and social impairment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim is remanded for additional examinations to determine the current severity of his left wrist and shoulder disabilities, as well as for clarification on his work history.
- Granted
The veteran's service-connected left wrist scars were granted a 10% rating effective October 22, 2002. The Board found that the earlier effective dates for service connection and increased rating are not warranted.
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