The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a compensable disability rating for post pilonidal cystectomy, incision, and drainage of perianal abscess, hemorrhoids, and service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the service-connected COPD with associated interstitial lung disease.
The deciding factor: Remand is required due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's disabilities and an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is aggravated by his service-connected COPD/ILD.
- Claimed conditions
- Post pilonidal cystectomy, incision, and drainage of perianal abscess, Hemorrhoids, Sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21062854
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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