The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion and failure to address the Veteran's lay statements regarding exposure to toxic chemicals during military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not adequately discuss the specific facts of this case or whether the claimed disorder is related to the Veteran’s military service, including his lay statements about exposure to toxic chemicals.
- Claimed conditions
- hemangioendothelioma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20065887
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Decisions by this judge: 1,164 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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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