The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination for scars related to the Veteran's service-connected gunshot wound and abdominal scars.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded because further evaluation of the Veteran's scarring conditions is necessary before an accurate rating can be determined.
- Claimed conditions
- gunshot wound of the left forearm, abdominal scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2016
- Citation
- 1605294
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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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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for abdominal scars as they are not deep, do not have an area of at least 39 square centimeters, are not unstable or painful, and do not result in any disabling effects.
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