The Veteran's claim for increased disability evaluations for left hip scars is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error in evaluating both service-connected scars.
The deciding factor: VA failed to evaluate both service-connected scars during the initial examination, leading to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2023
- Citation
- A23030800
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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
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