The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining treatment records from Drs. E.D. and J.P., and for a VA medical opinion regarding the relationship between the veteran's gunshot wound and his cause of death.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new evidence was needed to reopen the claim due to procedural issues and requested additional information from the treating physicians.
- Claimed conditions
- gunshot wound
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0616441
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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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