The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including VA examinations and medical opinions, to determine the severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions and whether they warrant compensable ratings.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded due to procedural issues and the need for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of appendectomy with scar, sensorineural hearing loss in the right ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2010
- Citation
- 1018818
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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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