The Board has remanded the claim for an increased rating for hoarseness prior to March 19, 2018 due to inadequate examinations and a need for further development.
The deciding factor: The VA examination was deemed unreliable, and there is insufficient compliance with previous remand directives regarding the issue of an increased rating for hoarseness.
- Claimed conditions
- hoarseness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20071995
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Decisions by this judge: 1,185 · Granted: 28% (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).
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