The Board has remanded the case due to additional evidentiary development being necessary, including obtaining an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bladder cancer and whether it is at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by his service-connected thyroid cancer.
The deciding factor: The Board found that a remand was necessary because the prior VA examiner’s opinion did not fully address the Veteran's course of treatment for thyroid cancer, which included radiation therapy.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20066167
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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