The Board remands the claims for service connection for bursitis of both wrists due to a need for a VA examination.
The deciding factor: A medical examination is necessary to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral wrist disorder, as there is an indication that it may be related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bursitis of the right wrist, bursitis of the left wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25089806
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,316 · Granted: 43% (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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for chronic joint pains, bursitis of the right wrist, chondromalacia of the left and right knee, and left ankle strain. The Veteran's psychiatric disorder (claimed as memory loss) is also being remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran, but further development is needed including obtaining Social Security records and scheduling a VA examination.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bursitis of the left wrist with arthritic erosion, bursitis of the right wrist, bursitis of the knees, and bursitis of the hips are related to service. As such, these claims for service connection have been granted.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran does not currently have chronic conditions such as depression and anxiety, bursitis of the right wrist, pelvic inflammatory disease, a right knee disability, or chronic headaches secondary to asthma that are residuals of a disease or injury incurred or aggravated during service.
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