The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected right hand disabilities, chronic right hand strain and right hand scar. The AOJ must also obtain any outstanding records pertinent to the Veteran's claims.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has requested a new examination due to the passage of time since his last examination and the suggestion that his disability may be worse than previously rated.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic right hand strain, right hand scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2016
- Citation
- 1641374
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal for a respiratory disorder is dismissed. Service connection for right hand palmar nodule and service connection for a right hand scar are granted, but the issue of service connection for a right hand disorder other than service-connected right hand palmar nodule is remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him so helpless that he requires the regular aid and attendance of another person, as evidenced by his need for assistance with bathing/showering, tending to hygiene needs, eating or self-feeding, transferring in or out of a bed/chair, dressing, toileting, ambulating with his home or living area, and medication management.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hammer toe and an acquired psychiatric disorder, as well as the increased rating for a right eye disability. The Veteran's rhinitis, acne, right little finger disability, and right hand scar disabilities are all rated at their maximum allowable under current criteria.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a separate compensable disability rating for his right hand scar, as he is already receiving a 30 percent rating for painful scars under Diagnostic Code 7804.
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