The Board has remanded the case for further development and review, including obtaining private treatment records from Kaiser Permanente and scheduling a VA nerves examination to address whether the Veteran's right carpal tunnel syndrome is caused or aggravated by his service-connected ununited right scaphoid fracture. The examiner should also assess whether recent symptoms of right wrist fracture constitute functional ankylosis.
The deciding factor: The Board found that no opinion regarding secondary service connection was provided and that a new VA examination and opinion are needed to address causation and aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- ununited right scaphoid fracture, right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2023
- Citation
- 23065457
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome, left upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome, and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
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