The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his shrapnel fragment wound (SFW) in the chest is being remanded due to procedural issues and the need for additional examination.
The deciding factor: Procedural issues have been identified, necessitating a new examination to determine the current severity of the veteran's condition.
- Claimed conditions
- shrapnel fragment wound (SFW), chest, Muscle Group XXI
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2005
- Citation
- 0512597
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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 Board has denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected shrapnel fragment wound (SFW) to the chest, Muscle Group XXI. The evidence of record does not show that the veteran's disability is more severely disabling than currently rated.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his shrapnel fragment wound in the chest is being remanded due to failure to report for a VA examination. The case will be readjudicated after the examination results are received.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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