The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hand disabilities are being remanded for further evaluation due to the lack of recent VA treatment records and a need for an updated examination.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the absence of recent medical evidence and the need for a current examination to assess the severity of the service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right index finger, little finger, left hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19189325
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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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