The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including his right and left hand numbness, right knee disabilities, lower extremity radiculopathy, migraine headaches, and TDIU. The AOJ is instructed to verify the Veteran’s Reserve service, obtain SSA records, and provide additional examinations for clarification of etiology.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there were duty-to-assist errors in prior decisions related to these issues and thus remanded them for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hand numbness
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2019
- Citation
- A19000244
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for left foot disability, bilateral hand numbness, and shoulder disability due to a lack of VA examinations. The Veteran's service treatment records show he was seen for left shoulder pain in May 2006 and had left foot pain since returning from deployment. His lay statements indicate his hand numbness is related to his back injury. Participation in toxic exposure risk activities (TERA) during service has been conceded, but a VA examination is needed to determine the relationship between TERA and migraine headaches.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for bilateral feet numbness and bilateral hand numbness was dismissed as it was not timely filed.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he requested to withdraw his appeals for various conditions and ratings.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the development conducted does not comply with the April 2023 Board remand. The Veteran's Raynaud's disease is being remanded for an addendum VA medical opinion to determine if it clearly and unmistakably existed prior to service and was aggravated by service.
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