The Board has ordered further development due to a procedural issue, and the case is being remanded for initial review by the RO.
The deciding factor: Further development was necessary as per the invalid regulation, thus the case must be returned to the RO for initial review.
- Claimed conditions
- left forehead scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2003
- Citation
- 0311459
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 425 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0311459.
What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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: Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD, major depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder, and cannabis use disorder, lumbosacral strain, right elbow burn scars, pseudofolliculitis barbae, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, low testosterone, and left knee disability. However, service connection was granted for TBI, left forehead scar, and left arm scars.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted an initial disability rating of 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected left forehead scar and denied service connection for anxiety (acquired psychiatric disorder). The claim for service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury was remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including cervical spine disability, left forehead scar, bilateral hip disability, right shoulder nerve damage as secondary to his cervical spine disability, migraines, and pes planus. The Veteran must be afforded VA examinations on these matters.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the eligibility criteria for specially adapted housing (SAH) or a special home adaptation (SHA) grant due to lack of qualifying disabilities.
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