The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations to assess the severity of his right thumb disability and the nature and etiology of any current right small finger, right forearm, and skin disorder of the face and neck.
The deciding factor: The case requires further examination and evaluation due to the Veteran's contention that his disabilities have worsened since a previous examination.
- Claimed conditions
- minimal degenerative spurring of the right thumb metacarpal joint, residuals of a fracture of the right small finger, residuals of a right forearm injury, skin disorder of the face and neck
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2014
- Citation
- 1420437
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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: Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a fracture of the right small finger and remanded the issue of entitlement to an initial compensable evaluation for degenerative spurring of the right thumb metacarpal joint (thumb disorder).
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a skin disorder of the face and neck, finding no evidence of such condition during service or related to any incident of service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of a right forearm injury is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examination and records.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded for further development, including the scheduling of a videoconference hearing.
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