The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings due to incomplete examination findings and functional loss. The Veteran will need a comprehensive VA examination to assess his arm, elbow, wrist, and hand injuries.
The deciding factor: The examination report is deficient and requires additional information regarding the severity of the Veteran's symptoms and functional loss.
- Claimed conditions
- status post crush injury and fracture to the right forearm, right forearm surgery, surgical scars (x6), wrist, hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2018
- Citation
- 18101595
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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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