The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination. The issues include increased ratings for shell fragment wounds, median neuropathy, and ulnar neuropathy.
The deciding factor: The Court directed that the Board consider whether the Veteran was entitled to separate disability ratings for his service-connected disabilities of the right arm and hand, as well as remand the case for further development due to conflicting medical evidence and lack of recent examinations. The Veteran's claims are being returned to the RO for these purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- shell fragment wound of the right upper arm with tender scar, muscle group VI, shell fragment wound of the right lower arm with scar, muscle group V, degenerative joint disease of the right shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2014
- Citation
- 1415181
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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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- Denied
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- Granted
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