The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee disabilities, cancer (to include renal cell carcinoma also metastasized to the bones, esophagus, adrenal gland, lung, and/or prostate), and benign prostatic hyperplasia due to insufficient evidence in the record.
The deciding factor: The Board found that further development of the record is necessary to meet VA's duty to assist the Veteran in developing evidence to substantiate his claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), Bilateral Knee Disabilities, Cancer (to include renal cell carcinoma also metastasized to the bones, esophagus, adrenal gland, lung, and/or prostate)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19122959
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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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