The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development, including a VA medical examination to determine the severity of his service-connected laceration of the fingers and an extraschedular evaluation. The case will be returned to the Board after these actions are completed.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the impact of the Veteran's service-connected disability on his employability and for a determination of whether an extraschedular rating is warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- laceration of the right long finger, laceration of the right ring finger
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2017
- Citation
- 1742207
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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
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- Denied
The Veteran's claims for a higher initial rating in excess of 10 percent for laceration of the right long finger and right ring finger, status post-excision bony exostosis at the proximal interphalangeal joint of the right long finger on an extraschedular basis under 38 C.F.R. § 3.321(b)(1) and a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service connection disability (TDIU) were both denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a vocational assessment and consideration of an extraschedular evaluation.
- Denied
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