The Board has remanded the case for a neurological examination to determine the nature and severity of any right hand injury residuals, including any related nerve paralysis or neuritis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's paresthesias have not been fully evaluated due to lack of detailed examination and explanation.
- Claimed conditions
- paresthesias, radiating pain, shooting pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2014
- Citation
- 1444796
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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).
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- Whole decision: Granted
Service connection is granted for paresthesias, pain, and numbness in the digits of the right hand secondary to a service-connected burn injury.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a disability manifested by neuralgia and/or paresthesia of the right side, entitlement to SMC at the aid and attendance or housebound level, and eligibility for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing due to new evidence received after the last SSOC.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a neurological disability manifested by weakness and paresthesias, finding that it is related to the Veteran's service-connected epilepsy.
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