The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating due to new evidence received since the last decision, but without a clear determination of whether service connection is warranted or what the appropriate rating should be.
The deciding factor: New medical records indicate a through and through injury in the Veteran’s thigh (muscle group XV) or buttock (muscle group XVII), which may affect the outcome of his claims.
- Claimed conditions
- gunshot wound residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20008218
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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 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.
- 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 Veteran's appeal was denied for a higher rating for his service-connected left foot disability and bilateral hearing loss. The claims of service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and TDIU were also remanded.,The Veteran's left foot disability was rated as moderately severe throughout the appeal period.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including revising a June 1970 rating decision on CUE, determining an earlier effective date for hypertension, addressing GSW residuals and TDIU, and evaluating nerve damage of the right arm. The appeals are pending due to procedural and evidentiary issues.
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