The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to the need to consider the history of the injury and determine the extent of muscle damage caused by the shell fragment wounds.
The deciding factor: The Joint Motion directed that the veteran be reexamined by an orthopedist to determine the nature and extent of his shell fragment wounds, including any affected muscle groups.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a shell fragment wound of the right knee, residuals of a shell fragment wound of the left thigh, Muscle Group XIV, residuals of a shell fragment wound of the left leg, Muscle Group XI
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0630394
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's current right knee disability is not related to his service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.
- Denied
The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of a left arm injury, shell fragment wound of the right knee, and back injury as there is no evidence of such conditions in service or for many years thereafter.
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