Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the issue of entitlement to a compensable disability rating for service-connected left-hand disability for an adequate VA medical examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: Remand necessary due to inadequate January 2017 VA examination as per Court's holding in Sharp and Correia.
- Claimed conditions
- status post left hand, second finger metacarpal fracture
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25034519
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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