The Board has reopened the appellant's claim and remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the cause of death.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim, allowing the reopening of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- gunshot wound residuals, gastroenterostomy residuals, amputation of the left index finger
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 14, 2018
- Citation
- 18102276
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What this means for you
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable disability rating or service connection for any of the claimed conditions.
- Granted
The Board granted a 20 percent disability rating for the Veteran's amputation of the left index finger, as the evidence supports that the amputation is without metacarpal resection at the proximal interphalangeal joint or proximal thereto.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and gunshot wound residuals due to incomplete or missing service records, requiring a VA examination to determine their etiology.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including amputation of the left index finger, deviated septum, and other disabilities. The decision also noted that some issues were remanded.
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