The veteran's claim for an increased rating for paronychia and lymphangitis of the left middle finger is being remanded due to a lack of proper notification period.
The deciding factor: The case was not provided with the one-year time limit required by law for submission of additional evidence and information.
- Claimed conditions
- paronychia, lymphangitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 30, 2003
- Citation
- 0318272
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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: Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection and higher ratings were mixed. Some issues were denied, some granted, and others remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's December 2019 VA Form 10182 Notice of Disagreement was improperly accepted as an AMA appeal. The AOJ must issue a statement of the case for the issues decided and the Veteran will have the option to continue the appeal under either the legacy system or the modernized appeals system.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for blood poisoning residuals, including cellulitis and lymphangitis due to a lack of evidence showing current disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability of paronychia and therefore denied service connection for this condition. For the remaining issues, the Board has found insufficient evidence to establish service connection and has remanded these claims for further development.
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