The Board has remanded the cases due to incomplete service treatment records and requests that the Veteran provide information about his specific state National Guard service in 1986 and 1987.
The deciding factor: Incomplete service treatment records prevented a determination on the merits of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent right wrist disability, recurrent left wrist disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2023
- Citation
- 23056824
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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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The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations and to obtain relevant medical records. The issues include service connection for a right wrist disability, ratings for various disabilities, and evaluations of mental health conditions.
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