The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a gunshot wound of the left lower leg and for special adapted housing and adaptation grants due to his COPD, which is already service-connected.
The deciding factor: Service connection was not established as there was no evidence of a bullet wound during active duty. The veteran’s disability did not meet the criteria for special adapted housing or adaptation grants under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- gunshot wound of the left lower leg, residuals of a gunshot wound of the left lower leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2001
- Citation
- 0123627
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What this means for you
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further review of the evidence, including a VA examination report submitted in October 2021. The issues regarding service connection are not yet resolved.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is remanded due to incomplete records and need for further examinations. The RO will obtain all current treatment records, schedule a VA examination of the left lower leg muscles, a scars examination, and readjudicate his claim.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected residuals of a gunshot wound to the left lower leg, currently evaluated as 20 percent disabling.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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.
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