The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO via the AMC for scheduling a hearing before a member of the Board at the RO. The claims file will be returned to the Board after the hearing.
The deciding factor: The veteran requested a BVA hearing, and this matter must be handled in an expeditious manner as per VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder trauma with impingement syndrome, major, disability of the right arm, disability of the right hand
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 16, 2005
- Citation
- 0504227
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,464 · Granted: 14% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0504227.
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: Denied
The Board denied service connection for disabilities of the left and right hands, as well as an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for right hand disability, consisting of mallet deformities and arthritis in the second and fourth fingers.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a VA examination. The case will be reviewed again after these are obtained.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for a neck disorder, disability of the left hand, and disability of the right hand. The evidence received since the December 2000 rating decision is sufficient to establish current disabilities and their relationship to service.
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