The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for a comprehensive VA examination and additional development of his claims file. The case will be readjudicated based on the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1114 and 38 C.F.R. §§ 3.350 and 3.352.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim for increased SMC is being remanded due to the need for a comprehensive VA examination and additional development of his claims file, as per the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1114 and 38 C.F.R. §§ 3.350 and 3.352.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of use of both lower extremities due to familial spastic paraparesis, neurogenic bowel and a neurogenic bladder with benign prostatic hypertrophy, gun shot wounds of the right upper arm (Muscle Group V) with a contusion of the ulnar and medial nerve, and a gunshot wound of the left high with residuals of femoral and sciatic nerve injury of the left lower extremity, subdeltoid bursitis of both the right and left shoulders, internal hemorrhoid
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0610846
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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.
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