The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of adequate medical examination, and further evaluation is needed to determine if the Veteran's right wrist carpal instability is related to his service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not consider the Veteran's combat experiences in Afghanistan and their potential impact on his right wrist condition.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent right wrist disability, right wrist carpal instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2026
- Citation
- A26024113
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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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