The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain an addendum VA opinion regarding the Veteran's right wrist and hand disability, which may be secondary to his service-connected left wrist disability.
The deciding factor: The examiner must determine whether the current manifestation of the Veteran's left wrist disability has resulted in or aggravated the Veteran's right wrist and hand disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right wrist and hand disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 20, 2023
- Citation
- 23039959
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claims for effective dates prior to December 18, 2001 for service connection for allergic rhinitis and pseudofolliculitis barbae are denied. The Board has also remanded the remaining issues of entitlement to service connection.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability of either wrist or hand, and therefore service connection for these conditions is denied.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's right wrist and hand disability is not related to his in-service injury or a service-connected condition, including his scar on the right elbow. The claim for service connection was denied.
- Denied
The Board found no medical evidence linking the veteran's right wrist and hand disability to his service-connected scar of the right elbow, thus denying the claim for secondary service connection.
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