The Board has determined that additional evidentiary development is necessary prior to the adjudication of the appellant's claim for service connection for malignant melanoma of the right eye, including as secondary to herbicide exposure. The case is REMANDED for a VA examination and further review.
The deciding factor: The appellant was exposed to Agent Orange during his time in Vietnam, but there is no medical evidence linking his current right eye cancer to this exposure or any other service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- malignant melanoma of the right eye
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2011
- Citation
- 1107997
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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
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