The Veteran is seeking compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151 for additional disability as a result of VA surgical treatment for cancer of the mouth and jaw in May 2011, but his claim has been remanded due to missing records and need for further examination.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim requires additional medical evidence and an examination to determine if he incurred additional disability as a result of VA surgical treatment for cancer of the mouth and jaw in May 2011.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness of the right side of the face, hair growth in the anterior of the mouth, numbness and pain with limited mobility of the right shoulder, numbness of the chest, limited movement of the head with stiffness of the neck, improper functioning dentures
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2015
- Citation
- 1522545
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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.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disability as a result of May 2011 VA surgical treatment for cancer of the mouth and jaw is denied because it was not caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is being remanded due to new evidence submitted after the October 2015 SSOC, and he should file a separate claim for compensation related to medical care provided in 2015.
- Denied
The veteran claims compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. Section 1151 for numbness of the right side of his face as a result of VA surgical treatment in July and October 1990. However, the Board found no causal connection between the veteran's complaints of intermittent right-sided facial numbness and the VA treatment, thus denying the claim.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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