The appeal for service connection for ulnar neuropathy, left upper extremity is remanded due to a pre-adjudicatory duty to assist error in failing to obtain the Veteran's Master Military Pay Account (MMPA) records from the Defense Finance Accounting Service (DFAS).
The deciding factor: Remand required due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error by the AOJ's failure to obtain MMPA records which could clarify the timing of the Veteran's hand injury in relation to the onset of his symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- ulnar neuropathy, left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2024
- Citation
- A24071516
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.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection and initial rating claims has been withdrawn by the Veteran.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Dismissed
The appeal has been withdrawn by the Veteran and is dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a nerve disability affecting the left upper extremity to obtain an addendum opinion addressing its etiology.
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