The Board has determined that additional development is needed before the claim can be evaluated, including obtaining treatment records and a supplemental opinion from the Veteran's compensation and pension examiner.
The deciding factor: The current evidence does not provide sufficient information to determine whether the service-connected Meniere's syndrome caused or aggravated the claimed right thumb fracture.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a fracture of the right thumb
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2010
- Citation
- 1041275
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including fractures of the wrists and ankles, a foot disorder, hypertension, lacerations to fingers and palms, and a skin condition. The decision states that there is no current evidence of these conditions during the appeal period.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted a TDIU based on this.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn for all issues related to his service-connected left shoulder, right thumb, and left thumb disabilities.
- Granted
The Board has granted a 10 percent disability evaluation for the Veteran's service-connected right thumb fracture, finding that his symptoms more closely approximate the criteria for such an evaluation.
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