The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examination by an appropriate specialist and consideration of additional evidence submitted since the April 2007 supplemental statement of the case.
The deciding factor: Another VA examination is required as the previous one was conducted by a nurse practitioner instead of a medical doctor with an appropriate specialty.
- Claimed conditions
- tender scar, left foot, benign skin neoplasms-lesions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 17, 2007
- Citation
- 0729163
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected tender scar, left foot is being remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.
- Denied
The veteran's service-connected tender scar, left foot, status-post plantar wart removal with subsequent removal of painful scar tissue (also claimed as benign skin neoplasms-lesions) is rated at 10 percent and the Board found that a higher rating was not warranted.
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