The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for a painful scar, a compensable disability rating for an anterior trunk scar not associated with underlying soft tissue damage, and a disability rating in excess of 40 percent for a voiding dysfunction due to incomplete development.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the claims were remanded due to insufficient medical evidence and inadequate VA examinations related to the Veteran's urachal cyst residuals.
- Claimed conditions
- urachal cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20036686
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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).
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated at 20 percent, but the Board has determined that a higher rating of 40 percent is warranted as of February 18, 2015. The claim for an increased rating for residuals of an urachal cyst was not addressed in this decision.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's postoperative urachal cyst residuals and denied service connection for asbestosis. The veteran was not granted any of his claims.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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