The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to insufficient medical opinions and missing records. The Veteran is seeking service connection for a bilateral hand disorder (claimed as upper extremity arthritis) and an increased evaluation for his scar post excision of liposarcoma of the suprapubic area.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there are insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hand disorder and missing records, necessitating further examination and development.
- Claimed conditions
- Liposarcoma, Bilateral Hand Disorder (claimed as upper extremity arthritis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19139046
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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
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