The veteran's claim for an increased rating for multiple lipomas was denied due to his failure to report for scheduled VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The veteran failed to provide good cause for not reporting for the scheduled VA examinations, which resulted in the denial of his claim.
- Claimed conditions
- multiple lipomas
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2003
- Citation
- 0307705
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Decisions by this judge: 685 · Granted: 36% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted an effective date of March 31, 2016, for the award of TDIU based on a finding that the Veteran detrimentally relied on misleading VA communications.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease, hypertension, vertigo, multiple lipomas, chronic fatigue syndrome, and erectile dysfunction due to outstanding private treatment records and inadequate VA medical opinions.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for higher rating for multiple lipomas and total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the appellant's withdrawal of his appeal.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current chronic headache disability and therefore denied his claim for service connection. The claims for higher ratings on multiple lipomas, right shoulder disability, and TDIU are being remanded due to lack of substantial compliance with prior remand directives.
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