The Veteran's claims for increased rating of a service-connected right middle finger disability and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder are being remanded for additional development. The TDIU claim is also deferred.
The deciding factor: Additional medical examination and records review are needed to properly assess the Veteran's disabilities and their impact on his employment.
- Claimed conditions
- traumatic amputation of the distal and middle phalanges of the right middle finger, chronic acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2009
- Citation
- 0916655
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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
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