The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete records and inadequate VA etiological opinions. The Veteran is required to provide additional information about his treatment and identify any healthcare providers who treated him for his claimed conditions since service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there were insufficient medical evidence to support the Veteran's claims, necessitating further examination and review of his claims file.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a chest wound, chest wall pain with paralysis to the chest cavity, oxygen desaturation, frequent respiratory pauses and limitation of motion, residuals of a right leg wound, loss of feeling with pain, numbness and loss of balance
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 9, 2013
- Citation
- 1328717
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran experiences other residual disability from his in-service chest wound, including lung issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service treatment records and the need for an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's left ear hearing loss.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records and a neurological examination. The issues of entitlement to increased ratings for left ear hearing loss and residuals of a chest wound are on appeal.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss and PTSD, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
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