The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right and left hand disabilities due to insufficient medical opinions. The case is also remanded for a determination on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right leg disability.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions prevent a final decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hand Degenerative Arthritis, Left Hand Tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2022
- Citation
- 22046847
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board found that the reduction of the disability ratings for right and left hand tendonitis was proper, as there was improvement in symptoms with no evidence of material improvement warranting a higher rating.
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