The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed disabilities.
The deciding factor: Further examination is required to establish a medical nexus between the Veteran's current conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- right mandibular fracture residuals, left shoulder disorder, including a rotator cuff disorder, post-operative left wrist ganglion cyst residuals, right fifth metacarpal fracture residuals, bilateral knee disability, to include residuals of an injury, bilateral ankle disability, to include residuals of an injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2013
- Citation
- 1334757
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's right fifth metacarpal fracture residuals and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, claimed as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), while granting service connection for left carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The decision also remanded the claim regarding right CTS.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal regarding entitlement to a compensable rating for right hand fifth metacarpal fracture residuals. The issues of service connection for a skin condition and increased ratings for lower back and right knee disabilities are remanded.
- Denied
The Veteran's combined service-connected rating is 60 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a schedular TDIU. The issue of entitlement to a TDIU on an extraschedular basis under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(b) has been referred to the Director, VA Compensation Service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to deficiencies in the October 2019 VA examination report and the need for further VA evaluation of the Veteran's right mandibular fracture residuals with temporomandibular joint dysfunction.
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