The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development due to the Board's failure to consider the criteria for ratings greater than those currently assigned.
The deciding factor: The Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims held that the Board had failed to consider the criteria for ratings greater than those currently assigned.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right foot, ankle and heel, residuals of a shell fragment wound of the right leg, residuals of a shell fragment wound of the right wrist and hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2001
- Citation
- 0112546
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the severity of the Veteran's service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound of the right leg for the period from March 28, 2011 to October 9, 2016. The Veteran needs another clinical interview and medical opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity of the Veteran's service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound of the right leg for the period from March 28, 2011 (the effective date of the award of service connection) to October 9, 2016. The Veteran needs to undergo another VA examination to provide this information.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case for further development regarding the severity and functional loss of the Veteran's service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound of the right leg, specifically during the period from March 28, 2011 (the effective date of the award of service connection) to October 9, 2016.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, and shell fragment wound disabilities due to the lack of evidence of herbicide exposure in Korea.
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