The Board has decided to remand several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected right inguinal hernia with scar, lipoma scars, and TDIU. The Veteran needs additional examinations to assess the severity of his conditions and determine if an extraschedular rating is warranted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms have worsened since the last VA examination, and he has provided new evidence indicating that his service-connected disabilities affect his ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- Right inguinal hernia with scar, Painful lipoma scars on the right side of the neck, right flank and left arm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19141611
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a right inguinal hernia with scar and remanded the case for further development regarding a left knee disorder.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran is not entitled to an initial compensable rating for his service-connected residuals of a right inguinal hernia with scar or internal and external hemorrhoids.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including scheduling of examinations and obtaining medical records.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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