The Board has granted a 20 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected residuals of a gunshot wound to the left foot, but has remanded the issue of an earlier effective date.
The deciding factor: The disability manifests with pain and calluses, warranting a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 5284.
- Claimed conditions
- gunshot wound to the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2007
- Citation
- 0735504
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's left foot gunshot wound residuals have been manifested by a painful scar, and he is entitled to an initial disability rating of 10 percent for this condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a sleep disorders examination.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's gunshot wound to the left foot and assigned a noncompensable rating, which is increased to 10 percent effective September 1, 2006.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to procedural issues related to a simultaneously contested claim for attorney fees. The Veteran's claims for higher ratings and earlier effective dates remain pending.
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