The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right thumb and hand disability is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling an examination.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine if the current right thumb and hand disability had its clinical onset during active service or is related to any in-service event, disease, or injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Right thumb and hand disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2012
- Citation
- 1233862
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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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