The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of medical opinion regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for benign skin neoplasms (claimed as a skin condition). The examiner is asked to provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's condition had its onset in service or was otherwise related to his exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: The Board found error in not obtaining a medical opinion prior to adjudication regarding the etiology of the Veteran's benign skin neoplasms, given his conceded exposure to herbicide agents during service.
- Claimed conditions
- benign skin neoplasms
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2021
- Citation
- A21018162
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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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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims for service connection of right knee condition, left knee condition, GERD, and benign skin neoplasms. The appeals are granted to those extents.
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