The veteran's claims for service connection for skin growths and a right adrenal gland adenoma are being remanded to the RO for further development.
The deciding factor: Further medical examination is needed to determine if there is a relationship between the claimed conditions and herbicide exposure or other factors, including secondary service connection for PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin growths on the body and head, Right adrenal gland adenoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2008
- Citation
- 0810819
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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