The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected residuals of a gun shot wound to the right chest, including the associated scar. The rating agency must evaluate the veteran's disability under both old and new criteria based on evidence in the claims file dating back to January 1999.
The deciding factor: The case is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination to assess the severity of the service-connected residuals, including the associated scar, and to evaluate the disability under both old and new rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- gun shot wound of the right chest, low back disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0639744
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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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