The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's claimed benign tumor of the right leg and whether it was aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The examiner will need to review the Veteran's medical history and provide an opinion regarding the nature and cause of his current benign tumor of the right leg.
- Claimed conditions
- benign tumor of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2012
- Citation
- 1236935
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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 Veteran's benign tumor of the right leg was found to have pre-existed service and was aggravated by active duty. The Board granted his claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further adjudication due to a need for additional development of evidence, including a VA examination. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on all available information.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a benign tumor of the right leg as there is no evidence linking it to active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right shoulder disability and migraines/chronic headaches are remanded for additional development due to insufficient opinions on the etiology of her conditions.
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