The veteran is seeking service connection for a left hand disability, claimed as Dupuytren's contracture, which he contends is secondary to his service-connected right hand Dupuytren's contracture. The claim has been remanded due to the need for an examination addressing whether the left hand disability was caused or aggravated by the service-connected right hand condition.
The deciding factor: The examiner needs to determine if the veteran's left hand disability is either caused or aggravated by his service-connected Dupuytren's contracture in the right hand.
- Claimed conditions
- Dupuytren's contracture
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0636798
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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.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claim for a higher rating for back disability was denied. Other issues related to service connection and total disability were remanded for further review.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including hypertension, a gastrointestinal disability, sleep apnea, a skin disability, Dupuytren's contracture, and Peyronie's disease, due to inadequate VA examinations.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disability resulting from an October 2010 right hand surgery, finding that VA did not act with fault and that any additional disability was reasonably foreseeable.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a condition of the hands and fingers, sleep apnea, and hypertension due to additional development being required. The Veteran's representative provided new evidence in September 2020.
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