The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination to determine if the veteran's current left hand disability is related to his service.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded due to concerns about incomplete service medical records and the need for a VA examination to assess the relationship between the veteran's current condition and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left hand injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2006
- Citation
- 0603171
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 Board remands the claims for service connection to the RO for further development and adjudication.
- Denied
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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