The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling the Veteran for VA examinations to assess his left index finger disability and any left arm and hand conditions. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision cannot be finalized without further examination and review of the Veteran's medical history and current condition.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of an injury to the left index finger, left upper extremity reflex sympathy dystrophy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2014
- Citation
- 1446096
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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 Veteran's claim for residuals of an injury to the left index finger was denied as there is no current disability.,The Veteran's degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine was rated at 10 percent, with a finding that it does not meet criteria for higher ratings due to lack of functional impairment and normal examination findings.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran did not sustain a laceration injury to his left index finger during service and did not develop a chronic back disability during service. As such, he was denied service connection for both conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran does not have bilateral hearing loss related to service and denied his claim for service connection. The cardiovascular disability and residuals of an injury to the left index finger claims are pending.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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