The Board has remanded the veteran's claims due to new legal requirements under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000, and additional development is needed including obtaining medical opinions on the nature and etiology of any current conditions.
The deciding factor: The Court ordered a remand for compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000
- Claimed conditions
- malignant melanoma, kidney disorder, dental disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2001
- Citation
- 0121845
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for kidney, liver, and pituitary gland disorders to obtain an addendum medical opinion regarding their nature and etiology.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for pancreatitis, GERD, and a dental disorder as secondary to the Veteran's throat cancer, but denied an initial compensable rating for throat cancer under DC 6819. The Board also granted a 20 percent rating for urinary frequency as a residual of prostate cancer.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a kidney disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. The claim for an eye disorder was remanded for further development.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for malignant melanoma as due to UV exposure and sinonasal skull base poorly differentiated carcinoma as due to chemical exposures of TCE, benzene, and asbestos.
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