The Veteran's appeal is about the December 1960 rating decision that granted service connection for a gunshot wound, healed, right thigh injury to muscle group X and assigned an initial disability rating of 10 percent. The Board has decided to remand this case due to procedural issues.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's appeal is about the December 1960 rating decision that granted service connection for a gunshot wound, healed, right thigh injury to muscle group X and assigned an initial disability rating of 10 percent. The Board has decided to remand this case due to procedural issues.
- Claimed conditions
- gunshot wound, healed, right thigh injury to muscle group X
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19179255
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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