The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left wrist degenerative arthritis, left knee disorder, and left hip disorder due to deficiencies in prior examinations and lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional VA addendum opinions were needed to address the severity of the Veteran's left wrist degenerative arthritis and to determine the etiology of his left knee and left hip disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Left wrist degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2024
- Citation
- 24007551
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for left wrist degenerative arthritis and remanded claims for service connection for a left knee disorder, a left hip disorder, and bilateral hearing loss.
- Denied
The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 50% from November 9, 2018 to March 8, 2019. The rating for PTSD is denied.,Ratings for left and right wrist degenerative arthritis were both denied as they did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right and left wrist degenerative arthritis, finding that the Veteran's current condition is at least as likely as not related to her military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's left wrist disability. The examiner needs to consider all relevant evidence, including the Veteran's self-reporting and private medical records.
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