The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his LUE disability and TBI residuals.
The deciding factor: The Board found that VA did not comply with its March 2012 remand directives and thus the claims must be remanded again.
- Claimed conditions
- Left upper extremity disability, Neurological impairment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2015
- Citation
- 1546233
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not require personal care services for a minimum of six continuous months based on an inability to perform activities of daily living or a need for supervision, protection, or instruction. The appeal is being remanded due to insufficient reasoning and lack of detailed medical opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to separate compensable ratings for bilateral lower extremity and upper extremity disabilities due to insufficient medical evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of any claimed conditions and therefore service connection is denied. The issues of hypertension, heart disability, disabilities of the upper and lower extremities, anemia, sinusitis, and allergic rhinitis are remanded for further development.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a left upper extremity disability and a right upper extremity disability, both associated with exposure to extreme cold temperatures and manifesting as symptoms consistent with Raynaud's disease.
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