The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development due to the lack of proper notification regarding a change in representation.
The deciding factor: The veteran was not properly notified of an attempted withdrawal from representation, as required by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- melanoma of the right eye, carcinoma of the larynx
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0619894
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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.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's cancer of the larynx, vocal cord, bladder, and prostate, colonic polyps, and skin lesions were not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may they be presumed to have been incurred therein.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of carcinoma of the larynx, status post-hemilaryngectomy do not meet the criteria for a disability rating greater than 10 percent.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's postoperative residuals of carcinoma of the larynx are more appropriately rated as 60 percent disabling, analogous to aphonia under Code 6519. The benefit of doubt is resolved in the veteran's favor.
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