The Veteran's request for service connection for residuals of skin cancer, including as secondary to herbicide exposure, is being remanded due to scheduling issues.
The deciding factor: The hearing scheduled was improperly conducted and the Veteran has not been notified in time. The case must be returned to the RO for proper scheduling of a hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of skin cancer
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1019457
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for skin cancer and residuals of skin cancer, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disability and skin cancer due to herbicide exposure. The claims are being returned for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and verifying surgical procedures.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension, Parkinsonism, residuals of skin cancer, actinic keratosis, and non-specific dermatitis based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during active military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of residuals of skin cancer to obtain an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's basal cell skin cancer is related to active-duty service, including in-service exposure to sunlight.
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