The Board has determined that additional development is needed to assess the current severity of the Veteran's right index finger injury, including any associated nerve damage. The case will be returned for further review after this development.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not consider the Veteran’s testimony and statements regarding his symptoms during flare-ups and were therefore inadequate.
- Claimed conditions
- Right index finger injury, Nerve damage in right index finger
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19158405
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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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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran claims compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a right index finger injury, but the appeal is remanded due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found no evidence of current disabilities related to the Veteran's claimed right index finger, left eye, or right eye injuries sustained in service. The claims for these conditions are therefore denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher evaluations for his left knee and right index finger disabilities, as well as service connection for chest pain and a skin disorder. The RO granted service connection for residuals of a left knee injury with a 10% evaluation and for residuals of an injury to the right index finger without assigning any compensable evaluation.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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