The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right fifth finger disorder and residuals of a right leg injury due to insufficient consideration of his testimony.
The deciding factor: The Board failed to consider the Veteran's testimony regarding his current symptoms and their impact on daily activities, as well as his claim of a bone spur diagnosis in the late 1980s or early 1990s for residuals of a right leg injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Right fifth finger disorder, 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
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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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