The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and opinions regarding his claims of service connection for sleep apnea, kidney cancer, chloracne, an enlarged prostate, and increased rating for diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the current evidence is insufficient to decide the claims due to a lack of adequate medical examinations and opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Chloracne, Enlarged Prostate, Kidney Cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19195159
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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
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- Granted
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- Denied
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