The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected right ring finger injury is being remanded due to procedural issues and the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.
The deciding factor: Procedural violations have been identified, necessitating the return of the case to the RO for initial consideration and compliance with notification requirements under the VCAA.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right ring finger injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2003
- Citation
- 0309165
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,710 · Granted: 15% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip injury was denied in September 1948, and the Board finds that this decision is not clearly erroneous.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for gout, an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression), residuals of a right ring finger injury, and a low back condition due to inadequate examinations. The Veteran is required to be provided with medical evaluations to determine the nature and etiology of his disabilities.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his claims for service connection for TMJ, prostatitis, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, a left elbow disability, GERD, migraines (to include as secondary to obstructive sleep apnea), right ear hearing loss, and hypertension during his October 2016 Board hearing.
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