The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and providing VA examinations to determine whether the Veteran's scars of the chest and stomach were incurred during or are otherwise related to service, as well as determining the current severity of his right shoulder disability.
The deciding factor: The decision is remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examination to address the issues on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- scars of the chest, scars of the stomach
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2014
- Citation
- 1420978
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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
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