The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for skin cancer and kidney disability, as well as his claim for TDIU due to unresolved issues regarding herbicide agent exposure in Vietnam. Additional development is needed including obtaining treatment records, confirming herbicide agent exposure, and providing medical opinions on the relationship between the conditions and service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there were unresolved issues regarding whether the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during service, which could affect his claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- skin cancer, kidney disability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2021
- Citation
- 21004684
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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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