The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected residuals of a gunshot wound to the right forearm.
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is needed to determine the nature and extent of the veteran's service-connected residuals of a GSW to the right forearm.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a gunshot wound to the right forearm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 27, 2005
- Citation
- 0526464
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including an examination to identify specific muscle groups involved and their severity. The veteran's claim of entitlement to a higher disability rating for his right forearm gunshot wound is pending.
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