The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for examinations to evaluate the veteran's service-connected disabilities. The claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being considered.
The deciding factor: The VA needs to ensure all pertinent medical records are obtained and reviewed before making a determination on the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- gunshot wound to the left shoulder, traumatic arthritis of the interphalangeal joint of the left thumb
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2004
- Citation
- 0401076
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected gunshot wound to the left shoulder was denied as his disability did not warrant a higher evaluation.
- Granted
The Board has granted the veteran's increased rating claims for his service-connected conditions but denied reopening of his PTSD and schizophrenia claims due to lack of signed VA Form 9 submissions.
- Partly granted
The veteran's gunshot wound residuals to the left shoulder are rated as noncompensable, while his malaria is not service-connected.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of his service-connected residuals of a gunshot wound to the left shoulder.
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