The Veteran's OCD claim has been reopened and granted. The breast cancer claim is being remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: New evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's OCD was incurred during service, while his breast cancer requires additional medical opinion regarding its etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), Male breast cancer
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19157481
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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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