The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for left hand numbness, right hand numbness, and a right shoulder disability based on limitation of motion. The Court also directed the Board to examine whether the Veteran has a current spine disability.,The initial increased rating claim for the spine disability is being remanded as well.
The deciding factor: The Court found that the April 2013 VA examination was inadequate and directed the Board to obtain new examinations addressing all relevant theories of service connection, including direct service connection and secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hip status post bursitis, Left hand numbness, Right hand numbness, Right shoulder disability based on limitation of motion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2020
- Citation
- 20071186
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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 granted service connection for left hand numbness and obstructive sleep apnea disabilities, finding that the Veteran's symptoms were present during his active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back condition and right hand numbness require additional development due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions and duty-to-assist errors.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, denied an initial compensable rating for service-connected erectile dysfunction, and readjudicated the claims of entitlement to service connection for left and right hand numbness based on new evidence. The remaining claims were remanded.
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