The Board has ordered additional development and is remanding the case for further consideration of service connection for a shrapnel wound to the left foot, taking into account recent evidence.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for clarification regarding any orthopedic or soft tissue residuals related to an injury in service.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot shrapnel wound
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2003
- Citation
- 0310741
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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 has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding the relationship between current left foot disabilities and service, including a shrapnel wound.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current foot disabilities and his service, including a shrapnel wound.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a left foot shrapnel wound residual scar, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.
- Granted
The veteran's PTSD is rated at 50% and his left foot shrapnel wound residuals are rated at 30%. The rating for the left foot shrapnel wound was increased from 10% to 30%.
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