The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of burns to the left hand, left arm, right hip, and right arm due to inadequate notice regarding VA’s duty to assist. The case is also remanded for a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The decision was made based on the need for adequate notice and further medical evaluation as per 38 C.F.R. § 3.159(c)(4).
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of burns to the left hand, residuals of burns to the left arm, residuals of burns to the right hip, residuals of burns to the right arm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2018
- Citation
- 18133606
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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: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding no compensable hearing loss or significant impairment from his diagnosed conditions. The Veteran's appeals were dismissed due to withdrawal of his appeal regarding the left hand rating.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including scheduling a Travel Board hearing.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that service connection is granted for residuals of burns to the left hand, but denied for residuals of burns to the right hand, fingers, and face/skull.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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