The Board has decided to remand the veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected shell fragment wounds to the right hand and elbow due to a lack of recent medical examination, and requests that he provide additional evidence.
The deciding factor: The case must be returned to the RO for further development as required by the VCAA.
- Claimed conditions
- shell fragment wound to the right hand, shell fragment wound to the right elbow
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0616926
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Decisions by this judge: 1,710 · Granted: 15% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right hand and left wrist disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations to accurately assess the extent of disability.
- Denied
The Veteran's shell fragment wound to the right hand is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board found that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Denied
The VA denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's right hand disability, currently rated at 10 percent. The evidence did not support a higher rating based on Diagnostic Code 5225.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for proper VCAA notice and obtaining all relevant medical records.
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