The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and SMC based on upper extremity weakness are being remanded due to the need for additional examination to assess hand function.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is required to determine if there has been a change in finger strength and fine motor movement of the hands, which could affect the evaluation of his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- weakness of right upper extremity, weakness of left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2011
- Citation
- 1108854
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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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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for service-connected organic brain disease manifested by left upper extremity weakness, finding that there is no evidence to support an increased rating.
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