The Board has remanded the case due to issues with effective dates for service connection and disability ratings related to the appellant's right wrist scar and CTS.
The deciding factor: The claims involve disputes over when the effective dates should be set, which requires further review by the AOJ.
- Claimed conditions
- Right wrist scar, Right hand carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 20, 2026
- Citation
- A26005030
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his right wrist scar was denied. He is now granted an effective date of September 1, 2016.,His request for a higher rating than 10 percent for the same condition remains denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for a right wrist scar and remanded the claim for service connection for a right wrist disability, other than a scar.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the right wrist scar and denied an increased rating for right wrist median neuritis, service connection for PTSD, and service connection for a bilateral foot disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right wrist scar is rated at a 10 percent rating, granted an initial compensable rating. The other issues on appeal are remanded for further review.
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