The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hand/wrist disabilities due to insufficient medical evidence. The case is returned for further development and consideration.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was not enough evidence to determine whether the Veteran's wrist disabilities are related to service or secondary to other service-connected musculoskeletal conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand/wrist disability, left hand/ wrist disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2024
- Citation
- 24012595
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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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