The appeal for service-connection of left hand strain is remanded. The Board needs more evidence to decide if the condition is related to military service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim is being remanded because the VA examiner did not adequately address all relevant medical history, including surgeries on both hands.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25004211
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 575 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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: 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.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a left hand injury, finding that the Veteran's current disability is related to an in-service burn injury. The claim was denied previously due to a duty to assist error and then reconsidered based on new evidence.
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