The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of malignant melanoma is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining private and Federal treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The case must be remanded for further evidentiary development as requested by the Board in its decision.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of malignant melanoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2014
- Citation
- 1406347
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, bilateral pes planus, and residuals of malignant melanoma. The issues of entitlement to service connection for a left ankle disability, right ankle disability, prostate cancer, and TDIU prior to March 29, 2019 were remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of service connection for residuals of malignant melanoma, as well as SMC based on a single disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's skin disability (residuals of malignant melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and basal cell carcinoma) is granted on a direct basis due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents in the Republic of Vietnam.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for residuals of malignant melanoma. The TDIU claim is remanded as the RO needs to assign a rating and effective date for this condition.
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