The Board of Veterans' Appeals has remanded the case for further development and evaluation, including a VA examination to assess the veteran's service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded due to procedural errors and the need for additional medical evidence and an updated rating determination.
- Claimed conditions
- gunshot wound to the right chest
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2001
- Citation
- 0119771
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0119771.
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 Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to October 20, 2020 was denied as the evidence did not show that his service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to obtain and follow all forms of substantially gainful activity.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's death was caused by portopulmonary hypertension, which is linked to his service-connected gunshot wound to the right chest. The Board has determined that this service-connected condition contributed substantially to the cause of death.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the veteran's death was caused by his service-connected condition, and whether he is entitled to DIC and DEA benefits.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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