The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA orthopedic examination and an opinion on whether the veteran's spine disability was aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The issue of service connection is being reconsidered due to the need for additional medical evidence and analysis regarding aggravation of pre-existing conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a fracture of the right little finger, degenerative changes of the cervical and thoracolumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2004
- Citation
- 0420422
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to schedule a videoconference hearing before the Board at the RO. The issues include rating for bilateral hearing loss, verruca on both hands, and residuals of a fracture of the right little finger; service connection for erectile dysfunction, PTSD, left knee condition, hypertension, bilateral eye condition, and migraine headaches; and reopening claims for left knee condition, hypertension, and bilateral eye condition.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for his service-connected disabilities have been withdrawn.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal involves multiple issues related to his service-connected right knee and right little finger disabilities, including requests for increased ratings and a TDIU. The case is being remanded due to the need to obtain Social Security Administration records, vocational rehabilitation folder, and address an earlier effective date issue.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for PTSD, depression, a right eye disability, and migraine headaches. The veteran's claims for increased ratings for urethral stricture, cervical strain with degenerative joint disease, hemorrhoids, and status post right elbow surgery were also denied.
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