The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's liver hemangiomas and his in-service exposure. The claims file will be sent back for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and an addendum opinion from a VA examiner.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional medical opinions addressing the Veteran's service connection claim due to insufficient previous opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- hemangiomas of the liver
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2020
- Citation
- 20078688
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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
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The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's liver hemangiomas are related to in-service chemical exposure and/or as secondary to his service-connected carcinoma of the right testicle. The examiner is requested to provide an addendum opinion addressing these issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for liver hemangiomas is being remanded due to insufficient evidence and the need for further development, including a VA examination.
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