The Board has decided to remand the case for further development and consideration, including scheduling an orthopedic examination.
The deciding factor: The evidence is unclear regarding the nature and severity of the disability related only to the veteran's service-connected right hand injury residuals.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand injury residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0616577
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Decisions by this judge: 2,592 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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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 0616577.
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: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current PFB is a continuation of the same diagnosis noted in service, and thus grants service connection for PFB.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for chronic bronchitis, bilateral hearing loss, and right hand injury residuals due to lack of evidence showing a current disability related to in-service injuries or conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including rib fracture residuals, right hand injury residuals, elevated liver enzymes and abnormal LFTs, and fever. The Board found that there was no current evidence of these disabilities and thus could not establish a link to service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right hand injury residuals and high cholesterol, finding no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
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