The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to a failure to provide a VA examination for his right arm disorder, which includes numbness and tingling. The AOJ must now afford the Veteran a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the AOJ failed to make reasonable efforts to obtain a VA examination for the Veteran's right arm disorder, including numbness and tingling, which is necessary to properly assess the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Right arm disorder, Numbness and tingling in right arm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2026
- Citation
- A26017347
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to a lack of proper notice and scheduling of VA examinations.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disorders and a rating in excess of 10 percent for pseudofolliculitis barbae, as the evidence did not support the claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to provide the necessary VA examinations. The PACT Act does not apply as the Veteran is not a Persian Gulf Veteran.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 because there was no evidence of carelessness, negligence, or fault on VA's part in causing his right arm disorder.
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