The Board has identified the appeal as being related back to the original denial of an increased rating for sinusitis with headaches and face pain. The skin cancer claim is remanded due to a need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing an opinion on whether the Veteran's skin cancer was caused by or otherwise resulted from ionizing radiation exposure during military service.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that further development is needed in order to address the Veteran's family history of cancer and its relationship to his risk of developing skin cancer, as well as the need for a medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's skin cancer or whether it was related to his in-service radiation exposure at lower amounts than noted by the Director.
- Claimed conditions
- sinusitis with headaches and face pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 29, 2018
- Citation
- 1818835
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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.
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