The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule him for a VA examination. The issue at hand is whether the Veteran should be compensated under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to improper care received from VA for his broken finger.
The deciding factor: The case requires further investigation into the Veteran's treatment records and medical opinions regarding the cause of any disability resulting from the alleged improper care.
- Claimed conditions
- broken finger
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2014
- Citation
- 1423083
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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 Veteran's appeal is remanded due to incomplete service treatment records and the need for VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a broken finger of the right hand was denied as there is no evidence of current disability related to an in-service injury.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and post-service medical records. The Veteran's claims for service connection will be reconsidered after this additional development.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of private medical expenses incurred at Shands HealthCare on March 19, 2008 was denied as he did not meet the criteria for VA reimbursement under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1725.
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