The Board has remanded this matter to consider whether the veteran's service-connected 'scar, shell fragment mid scapula, left ns' should be rated using criteria for muscle injury in connection with the appellant's claim for accrued benefits. The appeal as to entitlement to service connection for arthritis of the left shoulder for accrued benefits purposes and service connection for the cause of the veteran's death was dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Board has remanded this matter due to the need to consider whether the veteran's service-connected 'scar, shell fragment mid scapula, left ns' should be rated using criteria for muscle injury in connection with the appellant's claim for accrued benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a shell fragment wound to the left mid-scapula, arthritis of the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2003
- Citation
- 0332684
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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.
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