The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left upper extremity neurological disorders due to inadequate VA examination and failure to consider all submitted medical evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not adequately address whether the Veteran's carpal tunnel syndrome was caused or aggravated by his service-connected cervical spine degenerative joint disease, as required by McClain v. Nicholson (2007) and Clemons v. Shinseki (2009).
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity neurological disorder, left upper extremity neurological disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2023
- Citation
- 23037995
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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