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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19146328
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,071 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 19146328.
What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for a respiratory disorder, including COPD, pleural effusions, and fibrosis, to include as due to exposure to herbicide agents. The case is being returned for further development.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset and relationship of COPD and fibrosis to service, specifically exposure to herbicide agents. The Veteran's claim for service connection is now pending with a request for further examination.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to warrant readjudication of the claim for service connection for fibrosis. The Veteran's claim is now remanded for further examination.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to warrant readjudication of the claim for service connection for fibrosis. The Veteran's claim is now remanded for further examination.
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