The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA and private treatment records and providing a new opinion regarding the impact of service-connected disabilities on the Veteran's employability prior to September 10, 2010.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that an examination is necessary to assess the impact of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities on his ability to engage in substantially gainful employment prior to September 10, 2010.
- Claimed conditions
- Incomplete paralysis of right radial nerve, Residuals of shell fragment wounds to left muscle group III and XIV, Residuals of a shell fragment wound to right muscle group XIV, Left upper eyelid scar, Laparotomy scar, Left forearm scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2017
- Citation
- 1701985
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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 the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates as they were received more than one year after her intent to file a claim, and no good cause extension was requested.
- Granted
The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is granted as service connected. The Veteran's TDIU claim from July 1, 2011 is also granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the veteran's claims for a higher rating and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to concerns regarding the qualifications of the VA examiner.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's CAD was granted a rating of 60 percent from November 6, 2018, but no higher. The cardiac pacemaker and scars were denied ratings.
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