The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including verification of his service dates and obtaining SSA records. The claim for abscess, pilonidal cyst, or lesion on the tailbone will be evaluated based on the evidence provided.
The deciding factor: The Board needs to clarify the Veteran's exact service dates due to conflicting information in the record and obtain additional medical records from SSA to determine if he is entitled to nonservice-connected pension benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- abscess, pilonidal cyst, lesion on tailbone
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2012
- Citation
- 1210418
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to a lumbar spine disability. The Veteran's claims for service connection are not currently addressed.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors, including insufficient notice and rescheduling of VA examinations. The Veteran is required to attend new VA examinations.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for chloracne with pilonidal cyst associated with TERA participation was denied, and the claim for an effective date prior to July 29, 2024, for service connection was also denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his service-connected left and right thigh conditions, as well as his pilonidal cyst. The AOJ is required to obtain new examinations to assess the current severity of these conditions.
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