The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected abdominal scars and anterior trunk scars, including their impact on function and any resultant disabilities such as urinary leakage, erectile dysfunction, rash, and testicular deformity.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for a comprehensive VA examination to address the precise number and location of the Veteran's scars, their manifestation of limitation of motion and/or function, and whether they are associated with resultant disabilities such as urinary leakage and erectile dysfunction.
- Claimed conditions
- abdominal scars, painful scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2024
- Citation
- 24001739
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,977 · Granted: 27% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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.
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