The Board has remanded the cases for further examination and medical opinions regarding service connection for right and left index finger disorders. The TDIU issue is also inextricably intertwined with the service connection issues.
The deciding factor: The case involves multiple issues including service connection, TDIU, and requires additional evidence to determine if the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right index finger disorder, Left index finger disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24079602
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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 service connection for hearing loss, jaw disorder, hernias, right hand disorder, left hand disorder, left index finger disorder, right knee disorder, and left knee disorder as there was no evidence of a current disability at any time during the appeal period.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for a lower back disorder, a neck disorder, and a left index finger disorder. The Board also granted an initial rating of 10 percent for temporomandibular joint dysfunction.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various right hand and finger disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right index finger disorder and remanded the issue of a compensable rating for his bilateral hearing loss.
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