The Veteran's right forearm disorder is being remanded for additional examination and consideration of the evidence. The Board will consider all submitted evidence, including SSA records.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner needs to provide an opinion on whether the right forearm disorder is related to service or not.
- Claimed conditions
- right forearm disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2023
- Citation
- 23058980
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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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