Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable rating and earlier effective date for a posterior trunk surgical scar due to inadequate medical evidence.
The deciding factor: The August 2022 VA scars examination is deemed inadequate, and additional efforts are needed to obtain records of the back surgery that resulted in the posterior trunk scar.
- Claimed conditions
- Posterior trunk surgical scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25012016
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