The Board has remanded this case for further development related to determining the severity and functional limitations of the veteran's service-connected right thumb disability. The veteran is requested to appear for a videoconference hearing, otherwise the Board will proceed as if the request had been withdrawn.
The deciding factor: The veteran was requested to appear for a videoconference hearing but failed to do so, thus the case must be remanded for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals, fracture of right thumb, proximal head of first metacarpal
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2003
- Citation
- 0318022
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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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