The veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a gunshot wound to the pancreas is being remanded due to issues related to other impairment resulting from the injury, including musculoskeletal injuries.
The deciding factor: The case must be remanded to address additional claims and provide proper VCAA notice.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a gunshot wound to the pancreas, musculoskeletal residuals of a gunshot wound of the pancreas
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0625649
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for residuals of a gunshot wound to the pancreas, finding that the evidence did not support an evaluation greater than 10 percent for the period from July 28, 1998 to January 20, 2007 and found no basis for a rating in excess of 30 percent for the period from March 1, 2007.
- Denied
The veteran's residuals of a gunshot wound to the pancreas are currently rated at 10 percent, effective July 28, 1998. The Board found that his symptoms did not warrant an evaluation greater than 10 percent for the period from July 28, 1998 to January 20, 2007.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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