The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine if new and material evidence has been received to reopen previously denied claims of service connection. The Veteran also needs updated VA examinations to assess his current disability levels and etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical strain, hypertension, scar, status-post laceration of the index finger, left hand, anterior dislocation of the left sternoclavicular joint, hemorrhoids, prostatitis, nerve disability of the hands, neurological disability, waist pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2010
- Citation
- 1017480
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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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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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