The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for an increased rating for status post partial right lobectomy with history of pneumonia, whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim for service connection for a back disability as secondary to his service-connected absence of the left testicle and scrotum, entitlement to service connection for a cardiovascular disorder as secondary to his service-connected absence of the left testicle and scrotum, an increased rating for absence of the left testicle and left scrotum due to carcinoma with loss of use of right testes due to radiation therapy, and a compensable evaluation for post-operative scar, residuals of removal of lymph nodes. The veteran is also referred to schedule a videoconference hearing.
The deciding factor: The claims are remanded as the VA examinations did not provide adequate findings for rating purposes and clarification on specific rating criteria is needed.
- Claimed conditions
- status post partial right lobectomy with history of pneumonia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2008
- Citation
- 0842938
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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
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