The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a new VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities and their impact on his daily life.
The deciding factor: The previous examinations were inadequate as they did not address the presence or absence of metallic fragments in the Veteran's right forearm and abdomen, nor did they consider functional impairment due to pain and flare-ups.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right (major) forearm, residuals of a shell fragment wound to the abdomen
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2010
- Citation
- 1035718
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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.
- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has referred the matter of TDIU to the RO for appropriate action due to procedural errors in previous decisions.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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