The Veteran's claims for initial and compensable ratings for left hand and right hand degenerative arthritis are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.
The deciding factor: The examination reports do not comply with current requirements, necessitating a new evaluation of the Veteran’s hands.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand degenerative arthritis, right hand degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2018
- Citation
- 18140034
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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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- Partly granted
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, and a left hand disability. The claims for bilateral foot plantar fasciitis and right hand degenerative arthritis were remanded.
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