The Board has ordered additional development and remanded the case due to procedural issues, including updating representation information, obtaining VA treatment records, SSA disability benefits file, and requesting claims files from St. Paul and Milwaukee ROs.
The deciding factor: Procedural errors have been identified that need to be addressed before a final decision can be made on the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- right middle finger injury, right hand injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2012
- Citation
- 1224192
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for entitlement to left hip injury, right hip injury, and right hand injury was dismissed as these issues were not properly appealed. The remaining claims are remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Granted
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