The Board has remanded the case for additional development to obtain medical records and employment information, as well as a new opinion regarding entitlement to TDIU prior to December 17, 2012.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the RO neglected its duty to assist in obtaining pertinent medical records and employment information, leading to remand for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right hand first metacarpal fracture (dominant), degenerative joint disease of the left-hand thumb, degenerative joint disease of the left-hand index finger, degenerative joint disease of the left-hand long finger, incomplete paralysis of the left ulnar nerve, scapla and neck scars, superficial non-linear left-hand scar, left-hand scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19143622
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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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