The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his first left rib resection and scar is remanded due to insufficient evidence. Additional development, including obtaining medical records and an examination, is needed.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record is insufficient to adjudicate the claim without further development.
- Claimed conditions
- First left rib resection, Scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19164231
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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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