The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for a VA examination to assess his right little finger disability and genital warts.
The deciding factor: The decision notes that there are outstanding VA treatment records related to the Veteran's right little finger disability and that further examination is needed to determine the current severity of this condition. Additionally, it states that a new VA examination is necessary for the Veteran's claim for genital warts due to the passage of time since his last examination.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture of the metacarpal of the right little finger, genital warts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2009
- Citation
- 0937344
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for schizophrenia, CJS, genital warts, and bilateral shoulder disability due to insufficient evidence of a current diagnosis or causal link.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent evaluation for painful penile scars but denied a compensable evaluation for genital warts.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for urethritis, left epididymitis, genital warts, Bell's palsy, and noncompensable evaluations for residuals of a fractured 5th digit, left hand, rhinitis, upper respiratory infections, and scar on the right index finger.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for hypertension, lumbar spine disability, and higher rating for genital warts due to untimely Notices of Disagreement.
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