The veteran is seeking a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities. The Board has ordered additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting an examination.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a gunshot wound, left thigh with fracture of left femur and shortening of left leg, chondromalacia with mild degenerative joint disease status-post meniscectomy left patella, scar, left thigh, symptomatic, post-traumatic stress disorder, mild degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine associated with residuals of a gunshot wound, left thigh with fracture of left femur and shortening of left leg, degenerative joint disease of the left hip associated with residuals of a gunshot wound, left thigh with fracture of left femur and shortening of left leg, right hip strain associated with residuals of a gunshot wound, left thigh with fracture of left femur and shortening of left leg, right knee condition associated with residuals of a gunshot wound, left thigh with fracture of left femur and shortening of left leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2007
- Citation
- 0733300
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection and special monthly compensation based on housebound criteria were granted, effective September 22, 2009.
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