The case is being remanded to the RO for additional development, including obtaining medical records and adjudicating new issues such as service connection for back disability, skin disability, and residuals of venereal disease. The veteran's PTSD rating and total unemployability claim are also pending.
The deciding factor: The decision was not explicitly decided on the merits regarding service connection; it was remanded for additional development including obtaining medical records and addressing new issues raised by the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- gunshot wound of the left lower leg, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), back disability, skin disability, residuals of venereal disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2000
- Citation
- 0024878
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a back disability due to a duty to assist error, specifically regarding VA's failure to provide the Veteran with a VA examination prior to the rating decision.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include unspecified depressive disorder with social anxiety disorder and PTSD, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right ankle, left ankle, back disability, and other conditions as there is no evidence of a current disability related to the Veteran's military service.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, and shortness of breath as untimely. The claim for a back disability was remanded for further development.
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