The Board has ordered the case remanded for further development and readjudication, including obtaining additional medical records and arranging for a VA examination to assess the severity of the veteran's right hand condition.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded due to failure to satisfy obligations under 38 U.S.C.A. § 5103A(b)(2) and its implementing regulation 38 C.F.R. § 3.159(e).
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of an injury to the right hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2007
- Citation
- 0726442
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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 claim for service connection for residuals of an injury to the right hand has been reopened due to new and material evidence. The case is being remanded for a VA examination to determine the etiology of any current right hand disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's TDIU claim is being referred to the Under Secretary for Benefits or Director of Compensation and Pension Service for an extra-schedular evaluation due to his service-connected disabilities. The case will be remanded after this review.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's right hand injury did not occur during service and there is no evidence of old fracture or current disability. The claim for service connection was denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as effective dates prior to certain dates.
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