The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues regarding service connection for diverticulitis and a right hand disorder. The case is now remanded for additional evidence collection.
The deciding factor: Further evidence is needed from the VA Medical Center in Hampton, Virginia, related to the veteran's complaints of right hand pain and numbness during specific periods.
- Claimed conditions
- diverticulitis, right hand disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 22, 2003
- Citation
- 0316982
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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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- Granted
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