The Board remands the claims for increased ratings of the Veteran's service-connected wrist and shoulder disabilities to obtain new VA examinations to determine their current severity.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to assess the current severity of the conditions due to reported worsening since the last examination in June 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic arthritic changes of the right wrist, Residuals of left acromioclavicular separation with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2025
- Citation
- 25006673
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.
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