The Veteran's claims for service connection and initial ratings for his scars were remanded due to the need for new VA examinations and outstanding medical records.
The deciding factor: The effective date of the service connection was fixed in accordance with the facts found, but not earlier than March 23, 2010. The Veteran's claims are now remanded for further evaluation as his scars have worsened since the last examination.
- Claimed conditions
- chest scar (claimed as keloids), anterior trunk scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19166697
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,726 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of July 31, 2020, for the award of service connection for anterior trunk scar and an initial 70 percent disability rating for major depressive disorder.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for spondylolisthesis, right leg radiculopathy, posterior trunk scars, painful scar, posterior midline spine, and anterior trunk scar.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings related to his coronary artery disease (CAD) and anterior trunk scar are being remanded due to the need for further development.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
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