The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further action due to a lack of clarification from an examiner regarding whether his current left hand and bilateral hip conditions are related to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Court found that there was insufficient clarification in the examination report regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current conditions and his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand disorder, bilateral hip disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 19, 2010
- Citation
- 1031240
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for onychomycosis (bilateral toenail fungus) and remanded the claims for GERD, chest pain, and an acquired eye disorder.
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