The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for liver cyst, pancreas cyst, and kidney cyst as secondary to service-connected COPD due to inadequate opinions in the January 2020 addendum.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the previous medical opinions were insufficient and required additional clarification on whether the liver cyst, pancreas cyst, and kidney cyst are proximately due or caused by the Veteran's service-connected COPD.
- Claimed conditions
- liver cyst, pancreas cyst, kidney cyst
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 17, 2020
- Citation
- 20061301
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a back disability and neck disability was dismissed as moot, with full benefits granted. Other claims were remanded for further review.
- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a left ankle disorder and separate ratings for asthma and obstructive sleep apnea, but granted service connection for a liver cyst.
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