The Board has ordered a new VA examination due to the appellant's claim of increased disability since his last examination, which is over five years old.
The deciding factor: The appellant requested a new examination as his service-connected residuals of a gunshot wound to the back have worsened since the May 2005 examination.
- Claimed conditions
- gunshot wound to the back
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 9, 2010
- Citation
- 1033847
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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 Veteran's service-connected residuals of a gunshot wound to the back are manifested by one scar, which does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under VA disability evaluation criteria.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records from the Las Vegas Central Clinic.
- Granted
The veteran's service-connected disabilities are found to be of such severity that they preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, warranting a total disability rating for compensation based on individual unemployability.
- Granted
The Board granted a 40 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected gunshot wound to the back, including damage to Muscle Group XX. The claim for an increased rating for left knee disability other than a service-connected left knee scar was remanded for further development.
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