The Board has remanded the veteran's claims due to inadequate VCAA notice, and further development is required.
The deciding factor: The Court found that the VCAA notices provided were insufficient and misleading, particularly regarding the types of evidence needed for service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand and wrist disability, right wrist, low back, neck, right leg disabilities, peripheral neuropathy, impotence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2007
- Citation
- 0738766
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's left and right hand and wrist disabilities have been granted initial ratings of 20 percent and 30 percent, respectively, effective February 29, 2016.
- Granted
Service connection is granted for a left wrist disability.,Service connection is denied for a right hand and wrist disability, respiratory disability (shortness of breath), stomach disability, and dizziness and headaches secondary to service-connected obstructive sleep apnea.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for right shoulder, right hand and wrist, left wrist, shortness of breath, stomach disability, and dizziness and headaches as they are not fully informed due to lack of medical opinions linking these conditions to service.
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