The veteran's claims for increased rating and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development of his medical records.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed from the veteran, including any relevant medical records, to determine if he has a current disability related to his right shoulder and arm conditions or if these disabilities are related to his service-connected condition in his hand and fingers.
- Claimed conditions
- adhesions, flexor digitorum sublimus tendons, proximal phalanges of index, ring, and little fingers, right hand
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2003
- Citation
- 0328486
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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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