Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a compensable disability rating for the service-connected scars of the left hip due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The July 2023 VA examiner did not evaluate all relevant scars and the examination was deemed inadequate for rating purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- service-connected scars of the left hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25021106
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