The Veteran's claims for service connection, compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a neck goiter, an enlarged prostate, and a growth on the left clavicle joint and neck are being remanded due to the complexity of the medical issues.
The deciding factor: The medical issues involve complex obscurity that requires an independent medical expert's opinion regarding the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.
- Claimed conditions
- problems with digestion and elimination, neck goiter, enlarged prostate, growth on the left clavicle joint and neck
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19115266
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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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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an enlarged prostate, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's condition and his active military service.
- Denied
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- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a back disability and neck disability was dismissed as moot, with full benefits granted. Other claims were remanded for further review.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a higher initial disability rating of 20 percent for gastrectomy residuals and 10 percent for gastrectomy scars, but denied higher ratings for hypertension, tension headaches, bilateral hearing loss, lumbar spine disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and service connection for an enlarged prostate, GERD, cervical spine pain, and right wrist pain.
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