The veteran's claim for an increased rating for scars of the right hand is being remanded due to procedural issues and potential effective date assignment.
The deciding factor: Procedural requirements related to notice provisions have been identified, necessitating further development before a decision can be made.
- Claimed conditions
- scars of the right hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0613348
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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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