The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right hand condition, left hand condition, left shoulder condition, and right wrist condition to obtain additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners' opinions were found inadequate as they did not address direct service connection or aggravation by service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand condition, left hand condition, left shoulder condition, right wrist condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25022535
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left leg conditions, as well as right and left hand conditions, to schedule VA examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right hand conditions to correct a duty to assist error.
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