The Board has returned the case to the RO due to the veteran's failure to report for scheduled examinations, and the claim is now remanded for further action.
The deciding factor: The decision was not made on service connection but rather on the basis of a failure to appear for scheduled examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- shell fragment wound to the right knee, shell fragment wound to the left thigh, shell fragment wound to the left leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 4, 2007
- Citation
- 0713337
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for residuals of a shell fragment wound to the left thigh and hypoesthesia of the left lower extremity, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person or on account of being housebound is remanded due to incomplete development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his claims, including obtaining service treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound to the left leg and foot have not been rated higher than the maximum allowable under VA's rating criteria.
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