The Board has remanded the case for further development due to an error in the October 2018 VA examiner's opinion regarding gynecomastia. The claim for service connection for residuals of skin cancer and gynecomastia remains pending.
The deciding factor: An addendum medical opinion is needed from a qualified professional to determine if any diagnosed conditions are related to service, including exposures to broken ammunition, rotting boxes, and herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of skin cancer, gynecomastia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19156899
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted readjudication of the issues of service connection for hypogonadism and gynecomastia due to new evidence received since the last rating decision. The claims of service connection for squamous blepharitis, upper and lower eyelid with dry eye syndrome and pinguecula, left eye, right eye are also remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there was a duty to assist error in the prior decision and has remanded the case for further development regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected back disability caused or aggravated his gynecomastia.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for skin cancer and residuals of skin cancer, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disability and skin cancer due to herbicide exposure. The claims are being returned for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and verifying surgical procedures.
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