The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient rationale in the medical opinion regarding the cause of the Veteran's death and service connection for retroperitoneal liposarcoma. The AOJ is instructed to send the claims file to an examiner who will determine if the Veteran’s exposure to cleaning solvents during service or radiation treatment caused his conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the medical opinion provided by the VA examiner was insufficient and did not address all relevant factors, including the risk of cancer from exposure to cleaning solvents and the etiology of pancreatic cancer following retroperitoneal liposarcoma treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- retroperitoneal liposarcoma, pancreatic adenocarcinoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19162329
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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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