The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include left wrist, right pinky finger, residuals of a broken left thumb, and mental health disability (anxiety).
The deciding factor: Insufficient evidence was found to support the Veteran's claims without additional medical examination.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist, right pinky finger, residuals of a broken left thumb, mental health (anxiety)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20070669
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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, chronic kidney disease, cell bladder carcinoma, hypertension, and various musculoskeletal issues, as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated during active duty for training.
- Granted
The Board granted the appellant's eligibility for direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded from a March 2024 rating decision that granted service connection for anxiety/depression, left wrist, rhinitis, and tinnitus disabilities.
- Dismissed
The appeal has been withdrawn by the Veteran and is dismissed.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection of right pinky finger, right ring finger, and right middle finger.
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