The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of post-service medical records and the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran has current disabilities related to his gunshot wound injuries in service.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional evidence, specifically post-service medical records and a VA examination, as there are no current diagnoses or records addressing these issues.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a gunshot wound to the head, gunshot wound scars on the head
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2015
- Citation
- 1540697
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a gunshot wound to the head, including bilateral eye disorder, as there was no evidence showing injury or occurrence during any period active service, ACDUTRA, or INACDUTRA.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran suffers from any residuals, including a TBI, from the head injury he sustained in Vietnam. The claim will be readjudicated following this development.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the appellant was on Active Duty for Training (ACDUTRA) at the time of his gunshot wound, thus granting service connection for residuals of a gunshot wound to the head and neurocognitive disorder secondary to this disability.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection were dismissed due to his death.
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