The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations to determine the nature and extent of the veteran's conditions.
The deciding factor: The appeal is being remanded due to outstanding matters that must be addressed, such as obtaining SSA records and private treatment records from various providers.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell carcinoma of the right forearm, residuals of adenocarcinoma of the lung
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2004
- Citation
- 0422205
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of April 25, 2018, for the grant of a 30 percent disability rating for residuals of adenocarcinoma of the lung.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding his exposure to toxic chemicals and sun exposure during military service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder, including as due to herbicide agent exposure. The evidence did not establish that his current skin disorders are related to his active duty service.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for higher ratings for his lung cancer and associated scars was denied by the Board. The lung disability is rated at 60 percent, effective November 20, 2017.
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