The Veteran's papilloma disability is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the severity of his condition under both DC 6504 (nose) and DC 7800 (scar).
The deciding factor: The current VA examinations are insufficient for rating purposes due to not discussing the schedular criteria under DC 7800.
- Claimed conditions
- status post endoscopic sinus surgery for recurrent intranasal inverting papilloma with atypical features (papilloma disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- Not specified
- Citation
- 18100080
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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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