The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a right index finger disability due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of his current condition. The case will be returned to the Board for further review after obtaining additional medical records.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was not sufficient information in the record to decide whether the Veteran’s current right index finger disability is related to service, and thus ordered a VA examination to determine this relationship.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Index Finger Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2021
- Citation
- 21006279
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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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