The Board has ordered a remand to obtain an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's prostate cancer and radiation treatment caused or aggravated his facial spasms. The case will be returned for further development.
The deciding factor: The addendum opinion is needed to address whether the Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer and its treatment caused or aggravated his facial spasms, as per VA regulations on secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- nerve disorder of the face
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2017
- Citation
- 1726766
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar spine arthritis is aggravated by his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service connected due to his fear of hostile military activity during his Vietnam service.
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