The Board has determined that further development is needed before the claim can be adjudicated, including obtaining additional medical records and arranging for a VA examination to assess the severity of the veteran's service-connected left hand disabilities.
The deciding factor: Further development is required as per the VCAA (Veterans Claims Assistance Act) to ensure all relevant evidence has been considered and that the claims are evaluated in accordance with applicable regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- nonspecific synovitis of the left third metacarpal joint, surgical scar, web of left hand between index and middles fingers
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2005
- Citation
- 0500649
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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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