The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a shell fragment wound of the left chest wall, entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for scars, left chest wall, and entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) for further development.
The deciding factor: The remand is necessary to obtain relevant outstanding treatment records and address the Veteran's employment history since his April 2013 claim.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a shell fragment wound of the left chest wall, scars, left chest wall
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2025
- Citation
- 25004871
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
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