The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence being added to the claims file and not previously considered by the RO. The Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for trauma, coccygeal region is remanded, as well as the reopening of service connection for inguinal lymphadenopathy.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional VA treatment records were added to the claims file after the most recent SSOC and not previously considered by the RO, thus requiring a new review of the case.
- Claimed conditions
- trauma, coccygeal region, inguinal lymphadenopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2024
- Citation
- 24016535
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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 the appeal to reopen the claim of service connection for inguinal lymphadenopathy and denied a compensable rating for trauma, coccygeal region.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for inguinal lymphadenopathy as the evidence did not show a current disability related to active service.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for inguinal lymphadenopathy was denied, and the bradycardia claim (residuals of lightning strike) was granted. The compensable rating for trauma to the coccygeal region remains denied.,New evidence submitted related to the bradycardia disability, which is now service-connected as secondary to a pre-existing psychiatric condition.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for a compensable disability rating for service-connected trauma, coccygeal region and reopening of claims for inguinal lymphadenopathy and bradycardia have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
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