The veteran's claim for service connection for post surgery, cancer of the right breast was remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed to determine if the veteran was exposed to a known toxic agent during service and whether her breast cancer is related to such exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- post surgery, cancer of the right breast
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2009
- Citation
- 0903514
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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