The Board has remanded the cases due to incomplete documentation of the examiner's CV, which was not sent to the Veteran and his representative as instructed.
The deciding factor: Incomplete compliance with prior remand directives regarding the upload of the examiner's CV is noted.
- Claimed conditions
- Right wrist limitation of motion, Right wrist surgical scar, Right wrist ganglionectomy scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2023
- Citation
- 23038639
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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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- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected right wrist disability and surgical scar were evaluated, with the right wrist disability rated at 10% and the surgical scar not warranting a compensable rating.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right wrist limitation of motion, left wrist limitation of motion, and residuals of a left elbow fracture with post-traumatic osteoarthritis. The current ratings are 10 percent each.
- Denied
The VA denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the veteran's service-connected right wrist limitation of motion, citing clinical findings and diagnostic criteria.
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