The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right wrist joint pain to schedule a new examination, as the previous one was found inadequate.
The deciding factor: The September 2021 VA examination did not consider the Veteran's diagnosis of inflammatory polyarthropathy or provide an opinion on whether the claimed wrist joint pain may be a manifestation of an undiagnosed illness or a medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness under the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.317.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist joint pain, right wrist joint pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2024
- Citation
- A24066743
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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