The Board has found that there was not substantial compliance with its prior remand directives and another remand is required for the issues of service connection for right wrist osteoarthritis, to include as secondary to service-connected right wrist ganglion cyst; a right arm injury; and a left arm injury.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the VA examiner's opinions were inadequate because they did not address the Veteran's lay statements regarding his injuries during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- right wrist osteoarthritis, right arm injury, left arm injury
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2023
- Citation
- 23050834
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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.
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