The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and potentially submitting evidence of missed work due to his service-connected residuals. The case will be referred to the Director, Compensation and Pension Service, for a determination on whether an extraschedular evaluation should be assigned.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's appeal requires further administrative action as it involves potential submission of additional VA treatment records and possibly evidence of missed work due to his service-connected residuals. The case will also be referred to the Director, Compensation and Pension Service, for a determination on whether an extraschedular evaluation is warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right inguinal hernia repair with post-operative neuralgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2013
- Citation
- 1301936
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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 Veteran's service-connected residuals of a right inguinal hernia repair with post-operative neuralgia are currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum allowed under Diagnostic Code 8530. The Board denied an increased rating as his disability does not meet criteria for higher ratings or extraschedular consideration.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
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- Denied
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