The appeal is remanded for further development of the evidence regarding the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder, including consideration of new medical evidence.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to the receipt of additional medical evidence that required reconsideration by the RO in the form of an SSOC.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent melanoma, right shoulder, various areas of actinic keratosis, non-melanoma skin cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2009
- Citation
- 0909599
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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 has determined that the Veteran's non-melanoma skin cancer, including basal cell carcinoma, is related to service and granted service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's skin lesions, including melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer, are related to service or to his service-connected disabilities. The examiner is asked to provide an opinion on this issue.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's non-melanoma skin cancer and vitiligo are related to his exposure to herbicide agents while serving in Vietnam.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for non-melanoma skin cancer, finding that his current condition is at least as likely as not related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents.
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