The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations and a social survey. The issues on appeal are whether he can establish service connection for his left shoulder melanoma and if he qualifies for TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the current evidence does not provide sufficient information to make an informed decision regarding the Veteran's claims, necessitating further development including medical examinations and a social survey.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder melanoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2014
- Citation
- 1445599
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development and consideration of the Veteran's claim for service connection for left shoulder melanoma, including as due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's left shoulder melanoma, including consideration of his service treatment records and exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's left shoulder melanoma.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for left shoulder melanoma due to conflicting statements from a previous VA examiner and the need to distinguish sun exposure during service versus sun exposure before and after service.
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