The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including a Compensation and Pension examination to determine the present severity of his service-connected residuals of a GSW to the left hand with comminuted fracture of the left third metacarpal. The issue of entitlement to TDIU must also be readjudicated in light of any ratings awarded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's disability rating for the residuals of a gunshot wound (GSW) to the left hand resulting in a comminuted fracture of the left third metacarpal is being remanded due to the need for further development, including an examination and consideration under all appropriate Diagnostic Codes.
- Claimed conditions
- comminuted fracture of the left third metacarpal
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2012
- Citation
- 1235976
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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
The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a GSW to the left hand resulting in a comminuted fracture of the left third metacarpal are currently rated as 10 percent disabling, effective December 9, 2008. The evidence does not show ankylosis or limitation of motion that would warrant a higher rating.
- 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.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected musculoligamentous strain, right knee, is currently rated at 10 percent and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.
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