The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new VA examination to determine the etiology of her breast cancer with maxillary metastasis, and to address her theory that it may be related to radiation exposure from an increased number of mammograms due to her service-connected fibrocystic breast disease.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that a remand is necessary as the current evidence does not adequately address the etiology of the Veteran's breast cancer with maxillary metastasis and her theory regarding radiation exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- breast cancer with maxillary metastasis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2017
- Citation
- 1729464
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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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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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