The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for disabilities of the hands, left hip, and right leg due to ambiguity regarding a January 2016 VA neurological examination being of record at the time of the January 2016 rating decision.
The deciding factor: There was an ambiguity with respect to whether the January 2016 VA neurological examination report was received by the RO before or after the January 2016 rating decision, which affected the determination on new and material evidence for reopening the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand, left hand, right leg, left hip
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21001070
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
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