The veteran's claims for an increased rating and service connection are being remanded due to the need for proper VCAA notification, additional development of his medical records, and a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The case is being remanded because the veteran has not been provided with adequate VCAA notice regarding the type of evidence needed to establish a disability rating and an effective date. Additionally, there are conflicting X-ray findings for arthritis of the right hip, and further development is required to determine if it is related to his service-connected gunshot wound.
- Claimed conditions
- gunshot wound to the medial aspect of the right thigh, arthritis of the right hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0636764
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disability, a sleep disorder, type two diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, vertigo, hypertension, migraine headaches, arthritis of various joints, and kidney disease.
- Partly granted
The veteran's service connection for arthritis in the hips, knees, and lumbar spine was granted. Other conditions were remanded for further evaluation.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various joint disabilities, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current arthritis and his military service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) and lumbar disc disease, finding that the Veteran's back disability is aggravated by his service-connected ankle disability. The other claims are remanded for further development.
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