The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for hypogeusia and scars of the anterior trunk and bilateral underarms are being remanded due to incomplete development.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records and lack of a retrospective opinion on the severity of the Veteran's scars since March 2012 have been identified as issues that need further clarification.
- Claimed conditions
- hypogeusia, scars of the anterior trunk and bilateral underarms
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 5, 2022
- Citation
- 22038308
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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: Denied
The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C, jaundice, hypogeusia, and hyposmia as there was no evidence of a current disability during the pendency of the claim.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's appeal for increased ratings and service connection due to untimely filing of the appeal requests.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for IBS, hypogeusia, and ulcers was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted restoration of service connection for hypogeusia and hyposmia, but denied a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis from August 10, 2022.
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