The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a new VA examination to assess the severity of the facial scarring and whether it is painful. The claim will be reconsidered under both the amended and pre-amended rating criteria.
The deciding factor: The decision was not about service connection but rather about evaluating a specific aspect of an already established service-connected condition (facial scarring).
- Claimed conditions
- facial scarring
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2009
- Citation
- 0926828
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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
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: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all issues related to service connection and rating for various conditions, including migraines, traumatic brain injury, tinnitus, facial scarring, back disability, radiculopathy of the lower extremities, acne, chest and back scars, and pseudofolliculitis barbae. The Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's basal cell carcinoma and associated facial scarring are granted as service-connected due to herbicide exposure during service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for increased initial ratings for pseudofolliculitis barbae and facial scarring due to a failure to provide an examination during a flare-up, which could affect the severity assessment.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection for various disabilities and an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for a mental health condition is remanded due to missing or incomplete service treatment records.
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