The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to unclear medical evidence regarding his claimed residuals from in-service pneumothorax and inguinal hernia surgeries. The Veteran is required to undergo VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: Medical examination is needed to clarify the extent of current residual symptoms and their relationship to service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right pneumothorax, residuals of inguinal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 22, 2010
- Citation
- 1027426
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and to ensure proper due process, including adequate requests for service and medical records, and adequate medical examinations based upon an accurate record.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted an earlier effective date of February 5, 2016 for a 70 percent disability rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss.,The Veteran is also granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from September 21, 2012.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of inguinal hernia, including keloid scar as there is no evidence that her current condition was incurred or aggravated by military service.
- Denied
The Board found no current residuals of the Veteran's service-connected pneumothorax and inguinal hernia, thus denying his claims for service connection.
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