The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development of his claims, including obtaining medical records and photographs of his scars. The specific right forearm scar for which service connection has been granted should be described in the re-adjudication.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to incomplete documentation and the need to obtain additional medical records and photographs related to the veteran's right arm disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a gunshot wound to the right forearm, residuals of a gunshot wound to the right upper arm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 18, 2005
- Citation
- 0519427
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the AOJ's decision to disenroll the Veteran from the PCAFC program was not supported by adequate and sufficient evidence, and thus remanded for further development and consideration.
- Granted
The Board finds that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities caused or contributed substantially to his death. Therefore, service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death has been granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new comprehensive VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected residuals of a gunshot wound to the right upper arm, including any associated vascular disability. The claim will be re-adjudicated following this development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the local VA office. The case will be returned to the Board once this is done.
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