The Board has remanded the cases for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for recurrent right wrist and hand disabilities, including carpel tunnel syndrome, and recurrent headache disabilities, including migraine and dizziness. The issues are being returned to the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) for additional development.
The deciding factor: The Joint Motion for Partial Remand directed that a new examination or opinion be conducted regarding the Veteran's reported right upper extremity numbness during service and his September 2019 statement about poor sleep and OSA causing headaches.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent right wrist and hand disability, recurrent headache disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2023
- Citation
- 23018923
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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
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