The Board has granted service connection for a surgical scar on the left hand, but has remanded the issue of service connection for any other left hand disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence is unclear as to whether the Veteran has a current hand disability other than a surgical scar. The VA examiner did not address the Veteran's reports of pain and arthritis during the examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Left hand fracture, Arthritis in left hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2023
- Citation
- A23029115
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's left hand disability is granted service connection as it began during service. The issue of service connection for the ankle fracture remains pending and will be remanded.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection and assigned an initial 10 percent rating for the Veteran's left hand fracture, effective November 16, 2005.
- Denied
The VA has denied the veteran's claim for a higher rating for his left hand disability, finding that it does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 20 percent.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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