The Board remands the claims for service connection for right hand disability and entitlement to a TDIU due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The April 2023 VA opinion was found inadequate, and additional development is necessary to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right hand disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand pain, numbness, cramping, and discomfort (right hand disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2024
- Citation
- 24002826
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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- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
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