The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding a dental disability and service connection issues, including effective date determinations.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional evidence to determine the nature of any current tooth disability and its relationship to in-service injury or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- distal phalanx fracture, right thumb, left thumb fracture, chip fracture, distal end of left ring finger
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19131687
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 matter for an adequate VA examination to address all symptoms reported by the Veteran, including pain and functional loss during flare-ups.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for right knee, left knee, right thumb, left thumb, and cervical spine conditions due to a lack of evidence showing these disabilities began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings on several service-connected disabilities have been withdrawn. The Board has also remanded cases involving the Veteran's left shoulder, lumbar spine, and lower extremity disabilities due to new evidence. Additionally, a TDIU claim is being remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with other claims.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for a higher initial rating for residuals of left thumb fracture was denied. The current disability is rated at 10 percent based on limitation of motion, with less than two inches between the thumb pad and the fingers.
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