The Board has determined that additional development is required as to the issue of service connection for residuals of a right hand injury due to missing VA treatment records and remanded the case for further action.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there were insufficient medical records available to make a determination on the claim, thus requiring additional evidence from the veteran and review by a VA examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right hand injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2003
- Citation
- 0301953
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Decisions by this judge: 1,643 · Granted: 15% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for residuals of a right hand and ankle injuries due to insufficient responses to the Veteran's lay statements regarding continuity of care.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining VA treatment records from Beckley VAMC and providing addendum medical opinions.
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