The Board has remanded the cases due to incomplete examinations and need for further medical evaluation. The Veteran's rib disability may be related to his service-connected left foot disability, but a new examination is needed to determine this. For facial cancer, a VA examination is required as there is no direct evidence of asbestos exposure. The rating for the left foot disability needs to be reassessed.
The deciding factor: The examinations provided were incomplete and did not adequately address the Veteran's claims regarding his rib disability and facial cancer due to asbestos exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Rib Disability, Facial Cancer
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19120217
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Decisions by this judge: 2,645 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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