The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings on both his scar and ganglion cyst disabilities is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations to assess functional impairment.
The deciding factor: Additional medical examination is required to properly evaluate the Veteran's current level of disability, including assessing any functional limitations caused by his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- scar, right wrist, recurrent ganglion cyst right wrist (dominant)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2024
- Citation
- A24038724
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable initial disability rating for her service-connected scar, right wrist and denied her claim of service connection for her right hip disability. The case is remanded for further development.
- Granted
The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities, which have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render her unemployable, as she is currently employed in an administrative/personnel capacity.
- Granted
The veteran's right wrist disability was granted a 40 percent evaluation, resolving reasonable doubt in the veteran's favor.
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