The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the severity of his service-connected left hand disability and whether separate ratings are warranted for each finger involved.
The deciding factor: The current evidence does not provide a clear opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's residual laceration symptoms, necessitating further examination and medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand injury, left 2nd finger laceration residuals, left 3rd finger laceration residuals, left 4th finger laceration residuals, left 5th finger laceration residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2014
- Citation
- 1429059
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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 determined that the character of the Appellant's discharge is a bar to VA benefits, and thus did not address his service connection claims. The case is being remanded for the AOJ to obtain missing records related to the special court-martial and complete a new determination on the character of the discharge.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for left hand injury to obtain additional evidence and a more thorough medical opinion.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's left hand injury, left foot condition, right foot condition, left ankle strain, and right ankle strain. The evidence did not show a current diagnosis or symptoms related to these conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's left hand injury is determined to be a result of his military service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.
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