The Board has remanded the Veteran's case for further development, including readjudication of his claims and issuance of a supplemental statement of the case. The issues include service connection for left middle finger disability and an initial compensable rating for left ring and little finger disabilities.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded due to the need for additional development and consideration of newly submitted evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- left middle finger disability, left ring finger disability, left little finger disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 27, 2017
- Citation
- 1742644
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Veteran's claims will be reconsidered with an addendum opinion from an appropriate clinician.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left middle finger, right hand (including right middle finger), left arm, and upper back disabilities due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active military service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for his left ring finger disability, as the evidence did not support a higher evaluation under the applicable diagnostic codes.
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