The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination and consideration of all evidence.
The deciding factor: The appellant's claim is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and information from the appellant regarding her treatment history.
- Claimed conditions
- right arm injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2001
- Citation
- 0101766
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for right leg amputation and a right arm injury, both considered secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied an increase in the disability evaluation for bilateral hearing loss and has remanded the issues of service connection for right arm, shoulder, and hand injuries due to insufficient examination reports.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that there was not substantial compliance with its prior remand directives and another remand is required for the issues of service connection for right wrist osteoarthritis, to include as secondary to service-connected right wrist ganglion cyst; a right arm injury; and a left arm injury.
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