The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service medical records and a need for additional evidence from Hill Air Force Base, Utah.
The deciding factor: Incomplete service medical records and lack of civilian employment physical examination records prevent a determination on the merits.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of an injury to the index finger, right hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 26, 2006
- Citation
- 0615458
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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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