The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his right wrist fracture residuals is being remanded due to the inadequacy of the April 2017 VA examination and the lack of a subsequent VA examination.
The deciding factor: The April 2017 VA examination was inadequate, and no subsequent VA examination has been scheduled despite the Veteran's requests for an examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Right wrist fracture residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2024
- Citation
- 24007400
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's petition to reopen his previously denied claim for service connection for a cervical spine disorder was granted. The Board also remanded three issues: right wrist disability, right knee injury residuals, and right knee subluxation and instability.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of September 8, 1998, for a 50% rating for right wrist fracture residuals was granted. The Board found that the symptoms approximated unfavorable ankylosis in radial deviation since the September 8, 1998, claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and work history from May 13, 2008 onward. The Board has decided that TDIU is granted from May 13, 2008 onward but the issue of TDIU prior to May 13, 2008 remains on appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for right wrist fracture residuals and service connection for sleep apnea due to inadequate examination reports and need for further medical opinions.
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