The Board has decided to remand the cases of increased rating for LUE radiculopathy and service connection claims for left arm carpal tunnel syndrome and cervical spine disability due to incomplete medical records. The Veteran needs a new VA examination to assess his current condition.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records necessitate obtaining updated treatment records and scheduling a new VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- neurapraxia, LUE radiculopathy, left arm carpal tunnel syndrome (left arm CTS), cervical spine herniated disc
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2023
- Citation
- 23050457
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's RUE and LUE radiculopathy are granted as secondary to his service-connected cervical spine disability, effective June 7, 2019.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement (NOD) more than a year after the relevant rating decisions were issued.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a cervical spine disability for a new examination as no VA examiner has opined whether the Veteran's cervical spine disability is related to his in-service injury.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected right upper extremity radiculopathy and a 60 percent rating for the left upper extremity radiculopathy, finding that the symptoms manifest in severe incomplete paralysis.
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