The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for left hand strain and right hand strain due to an incomplete VA examination in February 2011, which did not address whether the Veteran's current bilateral hand disorder is related to his active service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide a clear opinion on whether the Veteran's bilateral hand strain had its onset during service or was otherwise etiologically related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand strain, right hand strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2024
- Citation
- A24043079
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for left hand strain, finding that the Veteran's symptoms and medical evidence did not support an increased rating.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left and right hand strain, as well as left and right knee disabilities. The decision is based on the Veteran's military occupational specialty tasks that led to his current conditions.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal of service connection for right hand strain to include the right long, ring, and little fingers as it was granted in a previous decision. The claim for an increased rating for right thumb instability status post ulnar collateral ligament injury is remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for headaches, left hand strain, and right-hand strain due to inadequate VA opinions.
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