The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left and right fifth finger conditions, as well as blood clots. The Veteran's claim for these conditions is being reviewed due to new evidence received since the previous denial.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- left fifth finger condition, right fifth finger condition, blood clots
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19115414
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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 claim for service connection for blood clots to afford the Veteran a VA examination and obtain a medical opinion regarding the etiology of his condition, as he has a history of lower extremity blood clots and participated in toxic exposure risk activities during service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for disabilities related to a positive cardiolipin microflocculation lab result in service due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal requests for service connection for various conditions were denied as the appeals were not timely filed.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, blood clots, residuals of stroke, an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression), and a left shoulder disability as the weight of the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or are otherwise the result of active service.
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