The Board has remanded the case for further development due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claims for ganglion cyst removal and bilateral carpel tunnel syndrome.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address all of the Veteran's in-service symptoms related to her hand and wrist symptoms, including paresthesias, pain, weakness, numbness, tingling and cold sensation in the hands, and the Veteran's in-service diagnosis of tenosynovitis.
- Claimed conditions
- ganglion cyst removal for left hand, bilateral carpel tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 2, 2023
- Citation
- 23012787
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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).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a TMJ disability and remanded her claims for bilateral carpel tunnel syndrome, bilateral upper extremity neuropathy, and bilateral lower extremity neuropathy due to lack of current evidence.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to an improper concurrent election of review types.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, respiratory conditions, foot and ankle issues, knee and shoulder problems, low back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, IBS, and sleep disorders.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board remanded claims for bilateral carpel tunnel syndrome, right knee disability, and drug addiction due to new evidence. Claims for PTSD, other psychiatric disabilities, and drug addiction were denied.
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