The Board remands the claims for a VA examination to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors and obtain an opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's claimed disabilities.
The deciding factor: The examinations were found to be deficient due to missing information and lack of clarity in the conclusions provided by the examiners.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals, fracture of left navicular, minor, Left wrist surgical scars, Left upper extremity neurological disorder, Left hand cold injury, Right hand cold injury
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25053883
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,077 · Granted: 25% (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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his left wrist disability and associated scars was denied. However, he was granted a 40 percent rating effective June 11, 2018, and TDIU status as of December 1, 2012.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical spine, right upper extremity neurological disorder, and left upper extremity neurological disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for cervical spine disorder, right upper extremity neurological disorder, and left upper extremity neurological disorder due to outstanding VA treatment records, service treatment records, and SSA disability benefits records. The Board also requested additional opinions from a VA clinician regarding the onset of these conditions during military service or their relationship to service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a cervical spine disorder, a neurological disorder of the left upper extremity, and a thoracolumbar spine disorder.,The Veteran's testimony and medical opinion supported by Dr. Ramirez indicate that his current conditions are related to an in-service motor vehicle accident.
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