The Board remands the claims for further development, including scheduling VA examinations and obtaining medical opinions.
The deciding factor: Good cause was found for the Veteran's failure to attend scheduled VA examinations due to a medical emergency.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine disorder, right hand and finger disorder, including upper extremity radiculopathy, left hand and finger disorder, including upper extremity radiculopathy, right elbow disorder, left elbow disorder, right wrist disorder, left wrist disorder, right shoulder and arm disorder, left shoulder and arm disorder, left lower extremity sciatica/piriformis syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2024
- Citation
- 24002519
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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for a cervical spine disorder and bilateral cataracts of the eyes.
- Denied
The Board denied the claims for an increased rating for the left shoulder disorder, service connection for a cervical spine disorder, service connection for a right arm disorder, and service connection for a left arm disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a left wrist disorder to obtain an addendum opinion, as the previous opinions were based on inaccurate factual premises.
- Partly granted
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for right and left lower extremity, lumbar radiculopathy as they were already granted. The claims for service connection for a right hip disorder, left hip disorder, right elbow disorder, left elbow disorder, and cervical spine disorder are remanded for further development.
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