The veteran's appeal is remanded to consider whether separate compensable ratings are warranted for symptomatic scars of the right thigh, left forearm, and right thumb. The RO should also consider whether a separate rating should be assigned for muscle injury in the right thigh.
The deciding factor: The current record is inadequate to render a fully informed decision on the issue without additional development, including further VA examination to assess all adverse symptomatology residual to the wounds of the right thigh, left forearm, and right thumb.
- Claimed conditions
- residual shell fragment wound scarring involving the right thigh and left forearm, right thumb laceration
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0636310
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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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