The Board has remanded the case due to additional evidence submitted by the Veteran and a previously obtained VA examination report. The claim for an increased rating for scar formation will be reconsidered.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence was submitted by the Veteran, including a January 2021 VA examination report, which requires consideration in the readjudication of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- scar formation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2023
- Citation
- 23024990
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral fallen arches and flatfoot, shin splints, surgery residuals, high blood pressure, and scar formation as the Veteran did not report for scheduled VA examinations.,Service connection was also denied for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of evidence showing a current disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the restoration of service connection claims for cervical spine arthritis, lumbar spine arthritis, bilateral shoulder arthritis, right thumb arthritis, and scar formation due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran's conditions may be related to his pre-existing polyarthralgia or osteoarthritis.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed all issues of service connection for various conditions as secondary to Raynaud syndrome due to the Veteran's death.
- Granted
The Veteran's additional disabilities following his left lung lobectomy are due to the VA surgical procedure performed in February 1994, and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for residuals of a left upper lung lobectomy is granted.
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