The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a videoconference hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested a videoconference hearing, and additional action is required to provide this opportunity.
- Claimed conditions
- right ring finger disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2014
- Citation
- 1417296
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for chronic dry eye, chronic fatigue syndrome, constipation, IBS, left little finger disability, left index finger disability, left thumb disability, left ring finger disability, left long finger disability, right ring finger disability, right index finger disability, right long finger disability, and right thumb disability due to an error in the initial decision. The Veteran was not provided with notice of her right to a hearing on these issues.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is granted service connection. The issues of increased ratings for right ring finger disability, left ear growth disability, and swollen lymph node disability are withdrawn. Service connection for allergic rhinitis is granted with a 10% rating. Service connection for hyperhidrosis is granted with a 30% rating.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the service connection claims for right ring finger disability, right shoulder disability, and left shoulder disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's service-connected hematuria, left knee disability, and right knee disability. The Board also remanded several claims for service connection.
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