The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right hand and left wrist disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations to accurately assess the extent of disability.
The deciding factor: Additional medical evidence is needed to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected right hand and left wrist disabilities, including whether there are separate injuries or overlapping symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- shell fragment wound of the left wrist, shell fragment wound to the right hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 14, 2014
- Citation
- 1431494
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's shell fragment wound to the right hand is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board found that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected shell fragment wounds to the right hand and elbow due to a lack of recent medical examination, and requests that he provide additional evidence.
- Denied
The VA has denied the veteran's claim for a higher rating for his residuals of a shell fragment wound of the left wrist, currently rated at 10 percent.
- Denied
The VA denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's right hand disability, currently rated at 10 percent. The evidence did not support a higher rating based on Diagnostic Code 5225.
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