The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for further development, including obtaining his employment records and scheduling him for VA examinations. The issues of entitlement to increased ratings for residuals of a gunshot wound to the left thigh and associated scar are being considered.
The deciding factor: The Joint Motion requires consideration of whether the Veteran is entitled to TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities, as well as neurological examination to determine if any impairment in his left lower extremity is distinct from his gunshot wound injury.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a gunshot wound to the left thigh, left thigh scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2010
- Citation
- 1016764
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for tinea pedis and denied all other claims due to lack of current disability related to pneumonia, and non-compensable ratings for the Veteran's scar disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's left thigh scar, status-post femur fracture and repair is rated noncompensable under Diagnostic Code 7802. The Board finds no basis for a compensable rating.,The Veteran's right clavicle mid-shaft fracture residuals are currently rated at 20 percent under Diagnostic Code 5201, which addresses limitation of motion of the arm. The Board does not find any basis for a higher rating.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The veteran withdrew all appeals, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review them.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for migraine headaches, right ankle disability, left lower extremity disability, and left thigh scar.
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