The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to unclear evidence and need for additional development regarding exposure to environmental hazards during service in Vietnam and at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to environmental hazards during service, necessitating further examination and documentation.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of left side mastectomy, precancerous polyps (tubular adenomas)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2021
- Citation
- 21024237
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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.
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