The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to insufficient information regarding the scope of his service-connected right-hand injuries and their impact on his current condition. The issues include seeking an initial compensable rating for a status-post avulsion fracture, right 5th metacarpal, and seeking service connection for a neck disability.
The deciding factor: Insufficient evidence to determine the full extent of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and their relationship to his current symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Status-post avulsion fracture of the right 5th metacarpal, Cervical spine disability (neck disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2023
- Citation
- 23045265
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for cervical spine disability and respiratory disorder due to inadequate medical opinions. The VA will need to provide a new examination and obtain an adequate opinion regarding the nature and etiology of these disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's neck disability is being remanded for a new VA examination to determine its etiology. His low back disability is also being remanded for an updated rating and his TDIU claim remains pending.
- Granted
The Veteran's cervical spine disability warrants a rating of 20 percent, effective February 20, 2013. Before this date, the disability was rated at 10 percent.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection due to new and material evidence, but finds that there is no evidence of a cervical spine disability incurred in or aggravated by service.
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