The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of left hand injury should be remanded due to a lack of a readable Statement of the Case (SOC) and the need for additional medical examination.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for a new examination and upload of a readable SOC, as per the Board’s instructions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of left hand injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19168457
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left hand injury is related to his active-duty service and grants service connection for residuals of a left hand injury.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient response to previous remand instructions regarding service connection for residuals of left hand injury.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence and procedural issues, including a lack of adequate VA opinion regarding the continuity of symptoms since service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of left hand injury, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his in-service injury. The most probative evidence indicated that the Veteran's dupuytren's contracture is not related to his military service.
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