The Veteran seeks service connection for lipomatosis, which he claims is related to his herbicide exposure during service. The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding the relationship between the claimed condition and Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was inadequate as it did not address the possible link between lipomatosis and dioxin exposure, nor did it consider the Veteran's history of trauma during service which might have triggered the condition.
- Claimed conditions
- lipomatosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2012
- Citation
- 1232711
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied a compensable rating for service-connected lipomatosis but granted a 10 percent rating for scars of the right lower extremity associated with lipomatosis. The claims for service connection for granulomatous lung disease and upper respiratory issues were remanded.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for restoring a 10% disability rating for lipomatosis from December 1, 2022 is dismissed as moot because the RO has already restored this rating and assigned it since June 16, 2011.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the case to determine if the Veteran had a service-connected disability at the time of discharge, which would have justified her discharge.
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