The Board has remanded several claims for further development due to the need for additional examinations and evidence. The Veteran's TDIU claim is also being considered as part of this process.
The deciding factor: The claims are being remanded because new or updated medical evidence is needed to assess the current severity of the service-connected disabilities, including neurological impairment associated with these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right index finger limitation of motion, residuals of left hand frostbite, right inguinal hernia post-operative, spermatic cord injury with right testicular atrophy, right inguinal scar, right forefinger scar, ilioinguinal nerve neuritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2018
- Citation
- 18134722
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a failure by the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) to provide notice of the Veteran's right to a hearing and to readjudicate the claims after fulfilling this requirement.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for ratings in excess of the current levels for various conditions have been withdrawn.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for inguinal hernia was denied, but a separate 10 percent disability rating for painful right and left inguinal scars was granted.
- Granted
The Board has granted an earlier effective date of September 14, 2012 for the grant of a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.
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