The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of a VA examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's right-hand disability, which may be related to his active service. The Veteran needs to provide updated service treatment records and undergo an examination to determine if his current right-hand disability is at least as likely as not caused by his in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was insufficient evidence to make a determination on the claim for service connection, specifically due to the lack of a VA examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's right-hand disability. The Veteran needs updated service treatment records and an examination to determine if his current condition is related to his in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Right-hand disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2019
- Citation
- A19003647
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This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation A19003647.
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 service connection for right-hand numbness, a right-hand scar, and a right-hand disability due to the lack of credible evidence supporting an in-service injury or disease.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including GERD, headaches, bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disability, and multiple musculoskeletal and other conditions, as there was no evidence of a current disability related to the Veteran's active duty service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's right shoulder, right-hand, left-hand, right foot, and left foot disabilities as there was no evidence to support a finding that these conditions began during active service or were otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for left-hand and right-hand disabilities based on new and relevant evidence, but remanded them for a VA examination to determine their etiology.
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