The veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a new examination.
The deciding factor: The case is being remanded because VA needs to ensure that all notification requirements have been met and to obtain a current medical evaluation of the veteran's disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Right upper extremity impairment, Residuals of an injury to Muscle Group XXI
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2006
- Citation
- 0618724
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of various disabilities, including Parkinson's disease and related conditions, as the earliest possible effective date was March 14, 2017, due to a new law that allowed presumptive service connection based on exposure to contaminants at Camp Lejeune.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for Parkinson’s disease and secondary disabilities is granted with an effective date of July 7, 2009. The Board also finds the Veteran is entitled to an earlier effective date of July 7, 2009 for SMC based on housebound criteria.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional evidentiary development, including providing an examination to determine whether right upper extremity impairment is equivalent to 'loss of use' and addressing entitlement to a higher rate of SMC. The claims are being remanded again due to deficiencies in the October 2018 VA examination report.
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