The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected appendectomy scar.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported difficulty bending over due to pain associated with his appendectomy scar. The current report from the VA examiner does not quantify the extent of limitation of motion caused by this condition.
- Claimed conditions
- appendectomy scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2010
- Citation
- 1026725
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and initial compensable ratings, as well as service connection for various conditions, except for a scar related to a laminectomy which was granted with an effective date of March 22, 2021.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew all active appeals regarding the service connection issues listed in his May 18, 2022 Notice of Disagreement. The appeal is dismissed as withdrawn.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for effective dates earlier than November 10, 2021 are granted. The Board has also remanded the claim of service connection for left long finger extensor tenosynovitis.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and service connection was denied. The Veteran is not entitled to an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his appendectomy scar, as the symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating under DC 7804.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for residuals of right ring finger dislocation was also denied. The Board found that there is no evidence of ankylosis or limitation of motion beyond what is already provided by the current non-compensable rating.,Service connection for degenerative joint disease secondary to residuals of right ring finger dislocation was not granted, as there is insufficient evidence to support this claim.
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