The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left hand nerve damage as further development is needed to obtain an adequate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The February 2017 VA examiner's opinions were found inadequate, and a new examination is required to address the Veteran's lay statements regarding in-service symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand nerve damage, left hand nerve damage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- 25000813
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Decisions by this judge: 1,614 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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