The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for painful scars, right arm and hernia repair due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The examinations of record did not include findings evaluating all of the scars at issue, which require further evaluation to properly assess the severity of the disability.
- Claimed conditions
- painful scars, right arm, hernia repair
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25051523
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Decisions by this judge: 1,861 · 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.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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