The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for a left upper extremity neurological disability and entitlement to TDIU due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical evidence to determine the severity of the service-connected left upper extremity neurologic disability, including differentiation between symptoms attributable to the service-connected condition and nonservice-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity neurological disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 15, 2025
- Citation
- 25009216
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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