The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient VA treatment records and a need for an updated VA examination if any new records indicate worsening of the Veteran's disability.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because the VA did not obtain all available VA treatment records from August 2011 onward, which could provide information on the current severity of the Veteran's disability.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a gunshot wound (GSW) to the left buttock, degenerative joint disease of the hip, atrophy of muscle group XVII
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19193699
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Decisions by this judge: 1,455 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records from August 2011 onward and considering all evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination of Muscle Group XVII and updated treatment records.
- Granted
The Veteran's residuals of a GSW to the left buttock, status-post laparotomy and colostomy are manifested by nightly left-sided abdominal pain and intermittent diarrhea two (2) to three (3) times a day. The Board finds that the criteria for a 40 percent rating have been met.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a new examination to assess the severity of his service-connected gunshot wound residuals and for consideration of his TDIU claim.
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