The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional evidentiary development and consideration of his TDIU claim, which is inextricably intertwined with other issues raised in a June 2007 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The case must be remanded as it involves an issue that is inextricably intertwined with another issue previously decided by the RO.
- 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, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), 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 (DJD) of the left hip associated with residuals of a gunshot wound, left thigh with fracture of left femur, 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
- May 25, 2010
- Citation
- 1019390
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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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