The veteran's claims are being remanded for further development and consideration under the revised criteria for rating skin disorders (effective August 30, 2002) and finger disorders (effective August 26, 2002).
The deciding factor: The case must be considered under both the old and new criteria for rating skin disorders and finger disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot injury residuals, pilonidal cyst excision residuals, right fifth finger fracture residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2004
- Citation
- 0432993
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent rating for left foot injury residuals and left foot strain, but denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for hand/finger strains and service connection for a skin disorder.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for left foot injury residuals was dismissed because he did not timely file a VA Form 10182 with the RO.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's disability ratings do not meet the schedular threshold percentage requirements for consideration of a TDIU prior to November 30, 2017. The case was remanded in April of 2019 and is now being remanded again due to new evidence indicating that the Veteran should be granted TDIU on an extra-schedular basis as of November 30, 2017.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea. The cases of right fifth finger fracture residuals and a right great toe disability are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions. Service connection for restless leg syndrome is also remanded.
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