The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of evidence, including obtaining VA treatment records and addressing the increased rating claims and TDIU issue.
The deciding factor: The case must be returned to the Board for final appellate review after necessary development has been completed.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell cancer of the left true vocal cord, right knee prosthesis, residuals of gunshot wound to the right thigh, residual scar of head and nose injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2005
- Citation
- 0505483
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of July 10, 2008 for the award of a TDIU based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in a June 5, 2009 rating decision that only addressed increased PTSD disability.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee prosthesis disabilities do not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The case is being remanded for additional examination and development of records to address the severity of the Veteran's service-connected gunshot wound disabilities, including their impact on employment. The TDIU claim will also be addressed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further evidentiary development due to conflicting medical evidence regarding muscle loss from a gunshot wound to the right thigh.
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