The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations to address the etiology of his claimed right ring finger disorder, left knee disorder, pulmonary embolism, and perforation of the right tympanic membrane. The issues on appeal include service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations to address the etiology of the Veteran's claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- right ring finger disorder, osteoarthritis of the left knee, pulmonary embolism, perforation of the right tympanic membrane
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1010857
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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 Board granted restoration of a 40% rating for osteoarthritis of the left knee, effective July 1, 2009, and denied an increased rating in excess of 40% for the same condition as well as entitlement to TDIU.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for osteoarthritis of the left knee as a secondary condition to the Veteran's already service-connected left knee disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and a new opinion regarding the Veteran's cause of death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right index, long, ring, and little finger disorders due to inadequate medical opinions.
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