The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and is remanding the case back to the RO for additional consideration.
The deciding factor: The decision was not made on service connection, but rather on an increased evaluation of a pre-existing condition.
- Claimed conditions
- gunshot wound of the left forearm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2003
- Citation
- 0319509
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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
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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination for scars related to the Veteran's service-connected gunshot wound and abdominal scars.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to obtain private treatment records and VA examination reports, including a PTSD, hearing loss, and gunshot wound residuals of the left forearm examinations.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran is not in need of regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, including gunshot wounds, tinnitus, scar, and bilateral hearing loss. The Board denied the claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause or contribute substantially to his death. Cancer was not manifested during service.
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