The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inextricably intertwined issues and additional development is needed, including obtaining deck logs from USS Forrestal (CV-59) and a VA opinion regarding the relationship between liposarcoma and exposure to jet fuels.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because of the need for additional evidence and an expert opinion related to the Veteran's service connection claims.
- Claimed conditions
- liposarcoma, residual scar of liposarcoma surgery, degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20081165
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for liposarcoma and its residuals, as well as entitlement to a total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU), resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine and radiculopathy affecting both upper and lower extremities, while dismissing the claim for cervicogenic headaches.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for liposarcoma, finding that the Veteran's condition was incurred due to toxic exposure risk activities during his service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for cervical strain, degenerative joint disease, and degenerative disc disease, as well as left plantar and anterior distal tibia spurs and enthesopathic changes, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left ankle disability. The claim for a TDIU was also granted from April 8, 2009.
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