The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete STRs and inadequate examination reports. The Veteran's service connection claim for a right hand injury is being reviewed again with additional development.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner’s report was found to be inadequate, and further medical evaluation is needed to determine if the current right-hand disability is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hand injury, Arthritis in right thumb MCP joint
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19167012
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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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