The Board has remanded the cases due to incomplete service treatment records and the need for new VA medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's chemical burns to the right leg and groin condition.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the lack of complete service treatment records and the need for further evaluation by VA medical experts to determine the onset and relationship of the conditions to service.
- Claimed conditions
- chemical burns to the right leg, groin condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2023
- Citation
- 23024100
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left ear sensorineural hearing loss, COPD, erectile dysfunction, and groin condition due to incomplete development of evidence.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a groin condition to be reviewed with a new VA examination and opinion.
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