The Veteran's claim for service connection for lentigo maligna is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and additional medical records.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that a VA examination is necessary to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed skin disorder, lentigo maligna.
- Claimed conditions
- lentigo maligna
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2017
- Citation
- 1748291
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for lentigo maligna, a non-melanoma skin cancer, was denied as the evidence did not support a link to his active duty service or herbicide exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his service-connected skin cancer residuals is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and procedural issues, including a need for a new hypertension service connection evaluation and a statement of the case on lentigo maligna.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for malignant melanoma, lentigo maligna, squamous cell carcinoma, and bilateral cataracts have been granted. The Board found that the Veteran was exposed to ionizing radiation during his active service in Bikini Atoll and had severe solar exposure as well, which led to these conditions.
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