The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical records, VCAA compliance, and further development.
The deciding factor: Additional medical records are needed to properly assess the veteran's conditions and determine appropriate disability ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- shell fragment wound of the right lower leg, right foot scar, status post fracture of the 4th metatarsal, left lower extremity condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2007
- Citation
- 0701275
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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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- Dismissed
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