The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected laceration of the scalp residuals is being remanded due to the need for additional examination and development.
The deciding factor: Additional medical evidence is needed to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected condition, as the most recent VA examination was conducted more than eight years ago.
- Claimed conditions
- laceration of the scalp
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2014
- Citation
- 1442434
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation since July 14, 2009.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the evidence received since the December 2004 rating decision is not new and material, and thus does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable as of July 14, 2009. His combined disability rating is 80 percent with consideration of the bilateral factor.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for laceration of the scalp and bronchitis, and did not address the TDIU claim due to its interdependence with the other issues.
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