The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain clarification on the nature and etiology of the appellant's right hand disability, including whether it is related to his active service or any incident therein. The case will be returned for further action.
The deciding factor: The current medical evidence is unclear as to whether the appellant's current right hand disability is causally related to injuries sustained during his active service or is caused by or aggravated by his service-connected status post right wrist fracture.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hand disability, Status post right wrist fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2011
- Citation
- 1116186
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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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