The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to conflicting medical findings and a need for further examination.
The deciding factor: Conflicting medical opinions regarding the cause of the Veteran's additional disabilities have been identified, necessitating further evaluation by an independent medical expert.
- Claimed conditions
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Painful Scars Post Right Wrist Carpal Tunnel Surgery, Neuralgia (Secondary to Ulnar Nerve Paralysis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2023
- Citation
- 23052367
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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: Denied
The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for complex regional pain syndrome, left ankle injury (peroneus brevis muscle tear with ankle and foot strain), and dermatitis as the additional disability was not shown to be caused by VA treatment.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 C.F.R. § 1151 due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the cause of his claimed disabilities and whether they are related to VA treatment.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right and left knee disabilities, as well as her claim for service connection for complex regional pain syndrome due to new evidence added since the last decision.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's nerve damage in right arm and right upper torso. The case will be returned for further development, including obtaining additional VA and private treatment records, and for an addendum opinion from a qualified clinician.
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