The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral arm rash and right hand numbness and tingling due to incomplete service records, lack of adequate medical opinions, and outstanding private treatment records.
The deciding factor: Incomplete service records, lack of adequate medical opinions, and outstanding private treatment records were identified as reasons for remanding the cases.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral arm rash, right hand numbness and tingling
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20029762
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's stomach disability, IBS, face numbness, bilateral arm rash, stiffness/muscle pain, and fatigue. The headaches are also considered service connected as secondary to his service-connected allergic rhinitis with sinusitis.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's current skin disorder of the arms is not related to his military service and denied the claim for service connection.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and review of his treatment records.
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