The Board has determined that the VA treatment records for the period of May to July 2003 are incomplete and must be obtained. A new medical opinion is needed regarding whether VA provided adequate care for the fungal infection, which led to osteomyelitis and cancer.
The deciding factor: Incomplete VA treatment records from the relevant period make it impossible to determine if VA provided proper care.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic squamous cell carcinoma originating in the right hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2012
- Citation
- 1217300
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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
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