The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected residuals of shell fragment wounds to the right thigh and elbow are being remanded for additional examinations.
The deciding factor: Additional medical examination is required to determine the extent of the veteran's current disabilities and their impact on function.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a shell fragment wound of the right thigh, residuals of a shell fragment wound of the right elbow
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0615725
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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)
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