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 assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20065887
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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