The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The case requires further investigation to ensure all relevant evidence has been considered and the appropriate determinations can be made regarding the Veteran's service connection and increased rating claims.
- Claimed conditions
- incisional hernia, gunshot wound, great right toe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2014
- Citation
- 1446077
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Granted
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's bowel perforation and resulting incisional hernia were not caused by VA carelessness, negligence, or similar fault. The Board finds the event was reasonably foreseeable.
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