The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for right long finger and a compensable rating for residual surgical scar of amputated metacarpal and finger right long finger, as further development is required.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to the need for SSA records and a medical examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected disability and its impact on his ability to perform daily activities.
- Claimed conditions
- benign synovioma of the flexor tendon sheath of the right long finger, status post amputation, residual surgical scar of amputated metacarpal and finger right long finger
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2021
- Citation
- 21061692
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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