The veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151 for metastasis of melanoma to the brain and right lung, as well as a determination of total disability based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The case must be remanded for additional development including obtaining medical records, scheduling examinations, and readjudicating the claims.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim involves determining whether VA's failure to provide adequate surveillance or diagnostic tests caused his metastasis of melanoma to the brain and right lung, as well as assessing his ability to secure and follow substantially gainful employment due to service-connected disabilities. The case requires additional medical evidence and examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- metastasis of melanoma to the brain, right lung
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2008
- Citation
- 0837581
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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- Denied
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