The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional VA treatment records and examinations regarding the Veteran's service-connected fibrosis and right-hand navicular bone fracture.
The deciding factor: The decision was made based on the need for clarification of the functional impairment caused by the Veteran’s remaining service-connected disabilities without regard to nonservice-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- fibrosis, right-hand navicular bone fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19146328
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 has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's respiratory disorder, specifically COPD. The case will be returned for further development and consideration of all relevant evidence.
- Denied
The Veteran's service connection claim for a respiratory disorder, including as due to exposure to asbestos and herbicides (Agent Orange), is denied. The Board found that the Veteran does not have a respiratory cancer associated with Agent Orange exposure and did not find direct evidence linking his current respiratory disorders to service.
- Granted
The Veteran's lung disability, which includes both service-connected lung cancer and non-service-connected fibrosis, has resulted in FEV-1 percentages between 40 and 48 percent predicted post-bronchodilator. The Board granted a 60% initial disability rating for the lung disability from October 1, 2017.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a liver condition, including cirrhosis and fibrosis, as secondary to his service-connected hepatitis C. Additionally, TDIU is also being remanded due to its potential impact on the liver condition claim.
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