The Board has decided that a remand is necessary due to the failure to use steroid injections during the thyroidectomy procedure, which may have prevented keloid formation. The Veteran's claim will be returned for further development.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the failure to use steroid injections during the thyroidectomy procedure, which could have prevented the keloid formation.
- Claimed conditions
- scarring, keloid
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19144661
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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