The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of records.,The Veteran is also seeking an earlier effective date for TDIU and SMC, which are being remanded as well.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that further examination and development are necessary in order to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- deep and nonlinear scars, status post removal of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans right flank with entrapment neuroma and scar lumbar surgery, residual scars of the posterior trunk, status post laminectomies, facetectomies, diskectomies and fusion of lumbar spine, residual scars of the abdomen, status post removal of epidermoid cyst, left upper quadrant of abdomen
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2018
- Citation
- 18113882
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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.
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