The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right fifth finger disorder and residuals of a right leg injury due to an inadequate statement of reasons or bases in the prior decision, as well as other procedural issues.
The deciding factor: The remand is necessary to obtain additional evidence and ensure that the Veteran's testimony is properly considered.
- Claimed conditions
- right fifth finger disorder, residuals of a right leg injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2023
- Citation
- 23001412
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the claims for service connection for a right fifth finger disorder and residuals of a right leg injury due to the Veteran's failure to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but denied the remaining claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left leg shin splints, residuals of a low back injury, right leg shin splints, and residuals of a right leg injury. The decision is based on new evidence received after the July 2019 denial that supports the Veteran's claim of tinnitus being related to in-service noise exposure.
- Denied
The Board denied the claims for service connection for residuals of septoplasty, a bilateral hip condition, and residuals of a right leg injury as there was no evidence of current disabilities related to these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to the RO for initial review and consideration of additional evidence received since the most recent supplemental statement of the case.
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