The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including scheduling a videoconference hearing.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that additional development is needed and has scheduled the Veteran for a videoconference hearing at the RO.
- Claimed conditions
- groin injury, gunshot wound to the right hand with peripheral neuropathy, injury to muscle group XIX in the right lower abdomen, scars of various body parts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2017
- Citation
- 1729876
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral knee disability and groin injury due to incomplete records. The case will be reconsidered after all relevant records are obtained.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a groin injury, back disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The evidence did not establish current disabilities or link these conditions to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's tinnitus and rib fracture are granted as service-connected. The groin injury and TBI issues have been remanded for further examination.,Service connection is granted for the Veteran’s tinnitus, rib fracture, and traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, his groin injury issue has been sent back to be examined again.
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