Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the appeal for further examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral upper extremity disabilities.
The deciding factor: The examiner's opinions are inadequate as they do not address the Veteran's lay statements regarding symptoms during service and continuing to the present, and no opinion was obtained regarding the nature and etiology of any bilateral arm disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand disability, right hand disability, left wrist disability, right wrist disability, left arm disability, right arm disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25110963
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