The Board remands the claims for service connection for various hand and wrist conditions due to a need for new VA addendum opinions.
The deciding factor: The February 2024 VA examiner's opinion was inadequate as it did not consider the Veteran's lay statements regarding his in-service activities and post-service symptoms, leading to a remand for further evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, right hand disorder, to include tenosynovitis and/or osteoarthritis, left hand disorder, to include osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25048849
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.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied, except for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability which were granted. The veteran was also granted service connection for hypertension.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the Veteran's claims for an additional VA examination to address the severity of her carpal tunnel syndrome prior to July 16, 2018.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
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