The Board remands the claims for a new VA examination and to obtain private treatment records as the previous VA examination was incomplete and did not fully address all pertinent findings.
The deciding factor: The VA examination report is found to be inadequate due to missing information on range of motion, movement of specific body parts, and other relevant details. Additionally, there are concerns about the relationship between a tremor in the right upper extremity and service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity diabetic neuropathy, left upper extremity diabetic neuropathy, carpal tunnel syndrome (right and left), cubital tunnel syndrome (right and left)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2025
- Citation
- 25004858
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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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- Dismissed
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