The Board has denied the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for a skin condition of the right hand. The appeal is remanded for further action on his claims for service connection for actinic cell carcinoma of the parotid gland and hypertension.,Service connection for actinic cell carcinoma of the parotid gland is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding its etiology.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's skin condition claim was previously denied, but new evidence did not meet the criteria for reopening the claim as it was cumulative or redundant.,There is insufficient medical evidence linking the actinic cell carcinoma of the parotid gland to herbicide exposure. The Board finds further examination and opinion necessary.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Skin condition of the right hand"}, {"condition_name":"Actinic cell carcinoma of the parotid gland"}, {"condition_name":"Hypertension"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19104023
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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