The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for postoperative meningioma and history of cerebrovascular incident. The claims for service connection for malignant melanoma of the back, basal cell carcinoma of the right temporal area, and prostate cancer have been remanded due to insufficient evidence. Service connection is presumed based on exposure to herbicide agents during service.
The deciding factor: The new evidence submitted includes a private opinion linking the Veteran's postoperative meningiomas to his in-service Agent Orange exposure, which relates to an unestablished fact necessary for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative meningioma, malignant melanoma of the back, basal cell carcinoma of the right temporal area
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19103267
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection on four different conditions have been dismissed due to his death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and need for further medical examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.
- Denied
The Board finds that service connection is not warranted for the veteran's malignant melanoma of the back or his psychiatric disorder, as there is no competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
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