The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his request for a videoconference hearing. The case will be returned to the Board after the scheduled hearing.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested and was scheduled for a videoconference hearing, but failed to attend both original and rescheduled dates.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral thumb disorder, stomach disorder, to include ulcers
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2016
- Citation
- 1641976
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has reopened the Veteran's previously denied claim of service connection for sarcoidosis, but remanded it due to unclear evidence and outstanding VA treatment records.,The claims for reopening of service connection for a bilateral thumb disorder, mono type infection, thyroid disorder (Graves Disease and hyperthyroidism), and skin disorder are also remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim for a new VA examination to address the Veteran's lay statements regarding the onset and continuity of her symptoms, as well as whether her thumb disorder is related to service or a service-connected disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a bilateral thumb disorder as the evidence did not show it was incurred in or aggravated by active service, and there is no link to the Veteran's service-connected carpal and cubital tunnel syndrome.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed to obtain private treatment records and for addendum opinions regarding the Veteran's claims. The case is therefore REMANDED.
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