The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete medical opinions and new evidence submitted by the appellant. The claims of service connection for parotid gland tumor and lymphomatoid papulosis are pending.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical opinions regarding the Veteran's conditions and new evidence have been provided, necessitating further review and clarification.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of parotid gland tumor, lymphomatoid papulosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2016
- Citation
- 1644548
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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 is granted an effective date of September 1, 2023, for the 100 percent disability rating of lymphomatoid papulosis, to include mycosis fungoides, and painful scarring (non-Hodgkin's lymphoma).
- Granted
The Veteran's lymphomatoid papulosis is granted as service connected due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange during his Vietnam service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of a VA examination and an etiological opinion regarding the Veteran's lymphomatoid papulosis, which is presumed to be caused by exposure to Agent Orange during service.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's lymphomatoid papulosis is not linked to service, including exposure to herbicides or ionizing radiation. Service connection was denied.
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