The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations to assess the nature and extent of his service-connected gunshot wound residuals of the left thigh, as well as any associated neurological manifestations, leg length discrepancy, disabilities of the left hip, left knee, left ankle, and/or left foot to include arthritis, and residual scars.
The deciding factor: The appeal requires additional development due to unclear nature and extent of the Veteran's service-connected gunshot wound residuals of the left thigh and related conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- gunshot wound residuals of the left thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2015
- Citation
- 1524325
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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 is unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment due to the severity of his service-connected disabilities, and as such, he meets the criteria for a TDIU.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for macular degeneration and granted a 30 percent rating for bilateral defective hearing, effective December 14, 2004. The initial ratings for residuals of gunshot wounds to the left index finger and thigh were also denied.
- Granted
The veteran's TDIU claim is granted as his combined disability rating of 70% meets the criteria for a TDIU rating due to unemployability caused by his service-connected conditions.
- Denied
The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.
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