The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hepatocellular carcinoma and PTSD due to potential service connection, but requires additional medical opinions regarding causation.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is a question as to whether the Veteran’s cancer was related to his active duty service and requested an opinion on this issue. The acquired psychiatric disorder claim is also remanded for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatocellular carcinoma, liver cirrhosis, metastatic disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2020
- Citation
- 20000376
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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hepatocellular carcinoma as the evidence did not support a link to in-service exposure or injury.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hepatocellular carcinoma, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between the condition and his military service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates, as well as service connection for various conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion regarding the Veteran's cause of death, considering potential in-service toxic exposure.
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