Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded to obtain missing medical records and schedule a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Board does not have access to the informed consent form needed for a proper evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- left pinky finger residuals, hand residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25004901
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