The Board remands the claims for further development to ensure compliance with the Joint Motion for Partial Remand, specifically addressing the inadequacies of the July 2025 VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The July 2025 VA examination was found inadequate due to its failure to address all required elements and provide a comprehensive assessment as per the Court's remand directives.
- Claimed conditions
- carpal and cubital tunnel syndrome of the right hand, scaphoid fracture residuals of the right wrist
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- 25014365
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,913 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
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