The claims of service connection for COPD, skin cancer, a right hip disorder, post-operative residuals of an adrenal gland tumor, and prostate cancer are being remanded due to the submission of new and material evidence.,The claims of service connection for COPD, skin cancer, a right hip disorder, post-operative residuals of an adrenal gland tumor, and prostate cancer have been reopened.
The deciding factor: New medical treatise evidence submitted in December 2018 relates decontaminants used in Project SHAD to various disorders, raising the possibility that these conditions may be related to service exposure.,The submission of new medical treatise evidence in December 2018 relates hazardous environmental agents used in Project SHAD to various disorders, raising the possibility that these conditions may be related to service exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- COPD, Skin Cancer, Right Hip Disorder, Post-operative Residuals of Adrenal Gland Tumor (including Severed Nerve), Prostate Cancer
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19120818
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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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- Granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of March 15, 2023, for a 40 percent evaluation for service-connected prostate cancer and earlier dates for the awards of service connection for anterior and posterior trunk scars.
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