The Veteran's initial rating for his right index finger fracture has been granted at 10 percent. The Board has remanded the claims for service connection of acquired psychiatric disability, right shoulder disorder, and right knee disorder due to lack of evidence in the record.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disability, right shoulder disorder, and right knee disorder are related to his military service or an undiagnosed illness from service in Southwest Asia.
- Claimed conditions
- Right index finger fracture, Acquired psychiatric disability (adjustment disorder with depressed mood and depression), Right shoulder disorder, Right knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19126565
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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a right knee disorder, and a lumbar spine disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and a right shoulder disorder as there was no probative evidence of current disabilities as defined by VA.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, and service connection for right knee and right ankle disorders.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the claims for service connection due to a regulatory duty to assist error.
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