The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence related to the Veteran's claims for service connection for a scar of the right buttock and residuals of a right testicle removal.
The deciding factor: Further development, including attempts to secure alternative records and additional examinations, is necessary due to missing service medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right testicle removal, scar of the right buttock
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2009
- Citation
- 0906618
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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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- Denied
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- Denied
The Veteran's scar of the right buttock is painful, superficial, stable, and smaller than 39 square cm. The Board finds that a higher rating for this condition is not warranted.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a scar of the right buttock and residuals of a right testicle removal, finding no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
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