The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inconsistencies in imaging reports and need for additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of diagnosed hand disorders and visual disturbances.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for clarification and further evaluation of the Veteran's diagnoses and their relationship to his military service, particularly with respect to the right and left hand disorders and the visual disturbance related to a scar above the left eye.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hand disorder, Left hand disorder, Visual disturbance to left-sided vision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2023
- Citation
- 23062400
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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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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
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