The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a supplemental opinion from the VA examiner regarding whether any current left hand disability is related to service and whether any right knee disability is caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected left ankle disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address whether the Veteran's current left hand disability was related to his service, nor did they assess if the right knee disability was caused or aggravated by his service-connected left ankle disability. These issues need further clarification and evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of an injury of the right knee, residuals of an injury of the left hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 2, 2010
- Citation
- 1033173
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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