The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for his bilateral hand injuries and scars as residuals of those injuries due to the need for additional VA examination.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for an appropriate VA examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's bilateral hand conditions and scars, given that some aspects of the claims are not clear from the existing evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand injury, right hand injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19148046
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 claim for service connection for left hand injury to obtain additional evidence and a more thorough medical opinion.
- Dismissed
The appeal for entitlement to left hip injury, right hip injury, and right hand injury was dismissed as these issues were not properly appealed. The remaining claims are remanded for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's left hand injury, left foot condition, right foot condition, left ankle strain, and right ankle strain. The evidence did not show a current diagnosis or symptoms related to these conditions.
- Granted
The veteran's PTSD rating was increased to 70% and service connection for a right hand injury secondary to PTSD was granted.
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