The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various hand and foot disabilities due to additional development being required.
The deciding factor: The Board found that further examination is needed to address the etiology of the claimed disabilities, particularly in light of the Veteran’s reports and existing medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- left great toe disability, right hand and fingers disability, left hand and fingers disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2021
- Citation
- 21013775
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left ankle and left great toe disabilities due to incomplete records and need for additional medical opinions.
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right great toe posttraumatic arthritis and remanded the claims for left great toe disability and right ankle disability.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded several claims, including those for back disability, left wrist disability, and others.
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