The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected residuals of pilonidal cystectomy, including scarring and persistent sacral pain due to cutaneous nerve injury, is being remanded for additional development.
The deciding factor: The VA examination was not completed as requested in the March 2015 Board remand. The Veteran's claim must be returned for a new VA examination that addresses all symptomatology associated with his pilonidal cystectomy to specifically include nerve damage.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of pilonidal cystectomy, scarring, persistent sacral pain due to cutaneous nerve injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2016
- Citation
- 1640695
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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