The Veteran seeks service connection for a disability of the right rib cage, which he claims is related to an injury sustained during service. The VA has remanded the case for further examination and opinion regarding his claim.
The deciding factor: The VA needs additional medical evidence to determine if the Veteran's current condition (cavernous hemangioma) can be considered a congenital defect or disease, and whether it is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- cavernous hemangioma of the liver, right rib cage injury
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2014
- Citation
- 1412051
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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 Veteran's claims for service connection and compensable rating are remanded due to the need for additional examinations.
- Partly granted
The Veteran seeks service connection for a disability of the right rib cage, which he claims was caused by an injury in 1953. The VA examiner found no evidence of a current right rib cage disorder related to his service, but noted that the Veteran's cavernous hemangioma is likely congenital and may have been aggravated by service.
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